3. Long Division

Question 1

Define “Dividend”

Answer 1

1. The number that is being divided into groups

Question 2

Where is the dividend located?

Answer 2

1. The top number in a fraction
2. The inside number of the division bar
3. The first number when written linearly

Question 3

What is a divisor?

Answer 3

1. A number that divides another number

Question 4

Where is the divisor located?

Answer 4

1. On the bottom of a fraction
2. Outside the division bar
3. The second number when written linearly

Question 5

Define “Quotient”

Answer 5

1. The quantity we obtain by dividing the dividend by the divisor

Question 6

Define “Remainder”

Answer 6

1. What remains after a division problem is finished

Question 7

Is the remainder always greater than or less than the divisor?

Answer 7

1. Less than

Question 8

What is the 1st step in long division?

Answer 8

1. Write the problem with a division bar

Question 9

What is the 2nd step in long division?

Answer 9

1. Determine how many times the divisor goes into the first digit of the dividend and that number above the division bar

Question 10

What is the 3rd step in long division?

Answer 10

1. Multiply the divisor by the number above the bar, and write that number below the first digit of the dividend

Question 11

What is the 4th step in long division?

Answer 11

1. Subtract the first digit of the dividend, by the number written below and write that under a line below that.

Question 12

What is the 5th step in long division?

Answer 12

1. Drop the second number of the dividend down next to the bottom number

Question 13

What is the 6th step in long division?

Answer 13

1. Determine how many times the divisor goes into the new dividend written at the bottom and continue the process as before

Question 14

What is the 7th step in long divison?

Answer 14

1. Subtract the final answer, which should be 0. The digits written above the division bar are the answer

Question 15

What is the 1st common error in long division?

Answer 15

1. Not dropping down the next digit in the dividend before proceding

Question 16

What is the 2nd common error in long division?

Answer 16

1. Not writing the divisor on the outside and the dividend on the inside

Question 17

What is the 3rd common error in long division?

Answer 17

1. Not keeping the columns lines up

Question 18

How do you check your answer in long division?

Answer 18

1. Multiply the divisor and quotient, then add the remainder

Question 19

What does it mean if the remainder is larger than the divisor?

Answer 19

1. The answer is incorrect