Solving Long Division Problems
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Objective
I can solve long division problems with single-digit divisors.
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Warm-up video
Front Porch Math · 4:00
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Practice
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The video mentions a phrase to help remember the steps of long division: "dogs make snakes cook barbecue." What does each word in this phrase represent in the long division process?
Solve the following long division problem: 95 divided by 7. What is the quotient and the remainder?
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Exit ticket
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“Solve the long division problem 87 ÷ 5. Show all your work, including the remainder if there is one.”
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