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Short Division Practice

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Short Division Practice

Use short division to solve each problem. Show your working where space is provided. Check selected answers using multiplication.

Short Division Problems

Work through each calculation using the short division method.

1.Calculate 5,328 ÷ 8. Show your short division working.
2.Calculate 2,856 ÷ 6. Show your short division working.
3.Calculate 7,245 ÷ 9. Show your short division working.
4.Calculate 6,348 ÷ 4. Show your short division working.
5.Calculate 9,135 ÷ 3. Show your short division working.

Check by Multiplication

Use multiplication to verify each quotient.

6.Complete the check for 5,328 ÷ 8: × 8 = 5,328.
7.Complete the check for 2,856 ÷ 6: × 6 = 2,856.
8.Complete the check for 7,245 ÷ 9: × 9 = 7,245.

Division Ideas

Choose the best answer, then explain the final method in your own words.

9.When using short division with a four-digit number, which place-value column do you begin dividing first?
  • Thousands
  • Hundreds
  • Tens
  • Ones
10.What does it tell you when a division calculation has no remainder?
  • The dividend is shared exactly, with nothing left over
  • The divisor must be larger than the dividend
  • The quotient must end in zero
  • The calculation cannot be checked
11.Describe how you would use short division to work out 6,432 ÷ 8. Include what you do if a place-value digit cannot be divided evenly at that step.

Division in Context

Solve each problem and include the correct unit in your answer.

12.The school canteen prepares 4,872 snack packs and shares them equally among 6 sports teams. How many packs does each team receive?
13.Oliver helps arrange 7,344 juice boxes into cartons of 8. How many full cartons can be packed?
14.Ngaio and Sione put 6,552 canteen meal tokens into 7 equal bundles. How many tokens are in each bundle?

Quick Practice

Find each quotient. Then identify every calculation that divides exactly.

15.Calculate 3,276 ÷ 4.
16.Calculate 4,452 ÷ 6.
17.Calculate 6,735 ÷ 5.
18.Calculate 8,136 ÷ 8.
19.Calculate 2,745 ÷ 3.
20.Which of these calculations have no remainder? Select all that apply: 5,124 ÷ 6; 3,487 ÷ 5; 8,136 ÷ 8; 6,349 ÷ 7; 4,275 ÷ 9.
  • 5,124 ÷ 6
  • 3,487 ÷ 5
  • 8,136 ÷ 8
  • 6,349 ÷ 7
  • 4,275 ÷ 9

3 printable pages

  • Short Division Practice, page 1 of 3: Short Division Problems

    Page 1

  • Short Division Practice, page 2 of 3: Check by Multiplication, Division Ideas, Division in Context

    Page 2

  • Short Division Practice, page 3 of 3: Quick Practice

    Page 3

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