ROOM TO WORK IT THROUGH
Long division worksheets.
Give each step room. These sheets use a written division bracket and fewer questions per page so learners can show their method.
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Long division practice
Calculate each answer. Show your working where helpful.
Long division practice
Calculate each answer. Show your working where helpful.
Long division practice
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A LITTLE GUIDANCE
Practise long division with purpose
Check place value, subtraction and multiplication facts first. Written division coordinates all three; a correct final answer alone does not show which step needs help.
A sensible next step
- Start with two-digit dividends and a small largest divisor. Choose exact answers while learning the written method.
- Divide the leftmost usable part, multiply back, subtract, then bring down the next digit. Keep quotient digits aligned above their place values.
- Progress to larger dividends and possible remainders. A zero in the quotient matters: 804 ÷ 4 = 201, not 21.
Example: 156 ÷ 4
Four fits into 15 three times. Write 3 tens, subtract 12 tens and bring down the 6 ones to make 36. Four fits into 36 nine times. The quotient is 39; 4 × 39 = 156.
Watch for this
Skipping a zero quotient digit changes place value. Pause after each subtraction and ask which place the next quotient digit occupies.
Try a five-minute lesson
Choose dividends 100 to 999, largest divisor 9 and six exact questions. Before the written method, estimate the size of one answer. For 156 ÷ 3, use 150 ÷ 3 = 50 as a nearby check. Work left to right: 15 tens divided by 3 gives 5 tens; 6 ones divided by 3 gives 2 ones, so the quotient is 52.
Respond to the method
For 408 ÷ 4, dividing the hundreds gives 1 hundred, the tens give 0 tens and the ones give 2 ones. The answer is 102; omitting the zero gives an answer ten times too small. Keep place-value columns aligned and compare with 4 × 102 = 408. The six-question layout leaves working space. Keys show final quotients, so discuss the written steps separately.
How these settings work
The range is the dividend range. Divisors run from 1 to your selected maximum. Each question has working space, but the key gives final quotient/remainder answers rather than a full worked solution.
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