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Year 6 · Maths · Four operations · Lesson 2

Short division

Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a 1-digit number using short division, with remainders and word problems.

Whiteboard video lesson: Short division

31-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Set out short division
  • Carry remainders
  • Write remainders
  • Interpret remainders in context

The method

  1. Draw the bus stop.
  2. Divide each digit from the left.
  3. Carry any remainder.
  4. Last remainder: r __. Check.

Key words: short division, quotient, divisor, remainder, bus stop.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Work out 936 ÷ 3.

  1. Step 1: Set out the bus stop
  2. Step 2: Divide digit 1
  3. Step 3: Divide digit 2
  4. Step 4: Divide digit 3

Answer: 312

Question 2

Work out 745 ÷ 5.

  1. Step 1: Set out the bus stop
  2. Step 2: Divide digit 1
  3. Step 3: Divide digit 2
  4. Step 4: Divide digit 3

Answer: 149

Question 3

Work out 864 ÷ 6.

  1. Step 1: Set out the bus stop
  2. Step 2: Divide digit 1
  3. Step 3: Divide digit 2
  4. Step 4: Divide digit 3

Answer: 144