Solving Long Division Problems

Solving Long Division Problems

4th Grade · Math · 30 min

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Learning Objective

I can solve long division problems with single-digit divisors.

  • 1

    Long division helps us distribute a group of things into equal parts, and we write the number we are dividing by on the outside of the division house.

  • 2

    The steps for long division can be remembered with the phrase 'Dogs Make Snakes Cook Barbecue,' which stands for Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Compare, and Bring Down.

  • 3

    When dividing 49 students into cars that hold 4 students each, you would need 13 cars to make sure all students can go, because of the remainder.