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Use Long Division Leaving Remainders as Decimals

In this worksheet, students will divide numbers up to four digits by a two-digit number using the formal written method of long division. There may be remainders, which should be written as decimals.

Worksheet Overview

In this activity, we will divide numbers with up to four digits by two-digit numbers using long division.

There will be remainders which should be written as decimals.

 

Let's look at   1986 ÷ 15

 

We start by setting out the calculation as usual, like this, and then start dividing.

 

Lond division

 

First, we divide 19 ÷ 15 = 1 rem 4.

(Remember that 1 × 15 = 15 and so the remainder is 19 - 15 = 4.)

 

Long division

 

Bring the 8 down next to the 4.

Then we divide 48 ÷ 15 = 3 rem 3.

(Remember that 3 × 15 = 45 and so the remainder is 48 - 45 = 3.)

 

Long division

 

Bring the 6 down next to the 3.

Now we divide 36 ÷ 15 = 2 rem 6.

(Remember that 2 × 15 = 30 and so the remainder is 36 - 30 = 6)

 

Long division

The final remainder is 6, but we want to write this as a decimal.

 

We now change 1986 to 1986.000

We're not sure how many zeros we will need, but it doesn't matter because

1986 = 1986.0 = 1986.00 = 1986.000 etc.

 

Long division with a decimal remainder

 

Bring the new 0 down next to the 6.

Now we can divide 60 ÷ 15 = 4 rem 0.

(Remember that 4 × 15 = 60 and so the remainder is 60 - 60 = 0.)

 

We must put a decimal point in the answer line above the decimal point of 1986.000.

 

Long division with a decimal remainder

 

We didn't in fact need the last two zeros, but remember that we didn't know how many we would need.

 

We have shown that 1986 ÷ 15 = 132.4

 

Are you ready to start the questions now? You can look at this example again at any point by clicking on the red help button on the screen.

 

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