Tuesday, January 18, 2011

How to do double digit long division?

How to divide a four digit number by a two digit number (e.g. 4138 ÷ 17): Place the divisor before the division bracket and place the dividend (4138) under it.       17)4138Examine the first digit of the dividend(4). It is smaller than 17 so can't be divided by 17 to produce a whole number. Next take the first two digits of the dividend (41) and determine how many 17's it contains. In this

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