Math - Division
Short Division
When the divisor is a 1 digit number, you can use a shorter form of division, called short division. With short division, you divide, multiply, and subtract in your head. Write the remainder, if there is one, in front of the next place, and continue dividing. For Example, if you wanted to divide 6258 by 8, you:
1. Divide the 62 hundreds. Think: 8 into 62 goes 7 times.
62-56=6 write the 6 hundreds next to the 5 tens.
2. Divide the 65 tens. 8 into 65 goes 8 times. 65 - 64 = 1. Write the 1
tens next to the8 ones.
3. Divide the 18 ones. 8 into 18 goes 2 times. 18- 16 = 2. Write the 2 remainder.
Of course, you have to be really good at multiplication and division to be able to do short division, but IF your are good at it, it will allow you to do division faster than you could punch it into a calculator!
Let's practice short division on the following problems.
If you have any difficulties doing these problems, let me know!