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Step-by-step Maths Level 5 Short division with remainders: summary and key words
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Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Short division | Share the tens, then bring down the ones; write each answer above |
| Remainders | Write as: answer remainder r; the remainder is smaller than the divisor |
| What a remainder means | Round up for buses; round down for full bags; or say what is left |
| Estimate and check | Use the table to bracket the answer; check by groups × divisor + remainder |
Can you…?
- I can use the short method to divide a two-digit number by a one-digit number
- I can write an answer with a remainder
- I can decide what a remainder means in a problem and round up or down
- I can estimate with the tables and check by multiplying back
- I can solve sharing problems with remainders, including money
Key terms
- divisor
- the number you divide by
- remainder
- the amount left over when a number does not share exactly
- short division
- a written method that divides one column at a time
- round up
- increase the answer to the next whole number