➗ Part 1: Dividing Large Numbers

Divide each number. Show your working in the box provided.

1. 4 8 3 6 ÷ 4 = _____________

2. 3 6 9 5 ÷ 5 = _____________

3. 2 7 4 5 2 ÷ 3 = _____________

4. 1 8 6 2 4 ÷ 6 = _____________

🔟 Part 2: Dividing by 10, 100, and 1000

Complete each equation. Remember: when dividing by 10, 100, or 1000, the digits shift to the right!

5. 4 7 0 ÷ 10 = _____________

6. 8 3 0 0 ÷ 100 = _____________

7. 5 6 0 0 0 ÷ 1000 = _____________

8. 2 9 0 0 ÷ 10 = _____________

9. 7 2 0 0 0 ÷ 100 = _____________

🌟 Part 3: Word Problem & Rich Task

10. Word Problem: A school in Auckland is collecting canned food for a local food bank. They collected 2 436 cans altogether. If the cans are packed equally into 4 boxes, how many cans will be in each box?

Answer: Each box will have _____________ cans.

11. Rich Task: Using the digits 1, 2, 4, and 8 (each used once), create a 4-digit number that can be divided equally by 4 with no remainder. Find as many solutions as you can! Show your working below.

My solutions: _____________________________________________

I found _______ solutions altogether.

📋 Answer Key (Teacher Use Only)

Part 1:

1. 4836 ÷ 4 = 1209

2. 3695 ÷ 5 = 739

3. 27452 ÷ 3 = 9150 remainder 2 (accept 9150 r2)

4. 18624 ÷ 6 = 3104

Part 2:

5. 470 ÷ 10 = 47

6. 8300 ÷ 100 = 83

7. 56000 ÷ 1000 = 56

8. 2900 ÷ 10 = 290

9. 72000 ÷ 100 = 720

Part 3:

10. 2436 ÷ 4 = 609 cans per box

11. Possible solutions (4-digit numbers using 1, 2, 4, 8 divisible by 4): 1248, 1284, 1824, 2148, 2184, 2418, 2814, 4128, 4812, 8124, 8412 — accept any correct solution with working shown. (A number is divisible by 4 if its last two digits form a number divisible by 4.)

Answer Key