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Division Strategies for 3-Digits

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Division Strategies for 3-Digits

Use a strategy that makes sense for each problem. Show your working where asked. Check division answers by multiplying the quotient by the divisor.

A reliable long-division routine

For a three-digit dividend, start at the left. If the divisor will not fit into that digit, use the first two digits. Divide, multiply, subtract, then bring down the next digit. Repeat until there are no digits left to bring down. Estimate first, then check by multiplying.

Practice: divide three-digit numbers

Show your working for each calculation.

1.Work out 936 ÷ 4 using long division.
2.Calculate 875 ÷ 5. Check your quotient by multiplying it by 5.
3.A reef research boat has 672 sample labels to share equally among 8 field kits. How many labels go in each kit?
4.Choose an efficient strategy for 900 ÷ 3 and explain why it works.
  • Mental maths: 9 hundreds divided by 3 is 3 hundreds.
  • Repeated subtraction of 3, one step at a time.
  • Long division is the only possible method.
5.Divide 958 by 4. Give the quotient with the remainder written as a fraction.
6.Talia is packing 594 waterproof tags into bundles of 6. How many full bundles can she make, and how many tags will be left?

Quick check

Estimate before calculating. Then use your calculation to check whether your estimate was sensible.

7.Estimate 517 ÷ 6 using a nearby multiple of 6, then calculate the exact quotient and remainder.
8.Select the value of 936 ÷ 8.
  • 107
  • 117
  • 127
  • 117 remainder 4
9.Match each calculation with its answer.
  • 648 ÷ 6
  • 735 ÷ 5
  • 864 ÷ 8
  • 927 ÷ 3
  • 147
  • 309
  • 108
  • 108
10.During long division, what should you do after subtracting a product if there is another digit in the dividend?

3 printable pages

  • Division Strategies for 3-Digits, page 1 of 3: A reliable long-division routine, Practice: divide three-digit numbers

    Page 1

  • Division Strategies for 3-Digits, page 2 of 3: Quick check

    Page 2

  • Division Strategies for 3-Digits, page 3 of 3: 9. Match each calculation with its answer.

    Page 3

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