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Short division · Grade 5

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16 ÷ 4 = 4
  1. Goal: calculate 96 ÷ 4.
  2. In short division, start on the left. Divide the 9 tens by 4 first. Write the answer below the line in the same column.
  3. 9 ÷ 4 = 2 with remainder 1. Write 2 below the tens. The remaining ten becomes 10 ones: write a small 1 before the ones digit 6. You now have 16 ones to divide.
  4. 16 ÷ 4 = 4. Write 4 below the ones and cross out the small 1 because the remainder has now been included. The answer is 24.
  5. Check: 24 × 4 = 96. There is no remainder.
Example: how to solve it
1.

Calculate: 245 ÷ 5 =

2.

110 plants are arranged in 2 equal rows. How many plants are in each row? Answer with the correct unit.

3.

Calculate: 378 ÷ 7 =

4.

306 pages are read over 6 days, the same number each day. How many pages are read per day? Answer with the correct unit.

5.

Calculate: 86 ÷ 2 =

6.

116 pupils are split into 4 equal teams. How many pupils are in each team? Answer with the correct unit.

7.

Calculate: 170 ÷ 5 =

8.

441 liters of juice are shared equally among 7 containers. How many liters go in each container? Answer with the correct unit.

9.

Calculate: 164 ÷ 2 =

10.

A club pays 846 kr for 9 equally priced shirts. What does one shirt cost? Answer with the correct unit.

11.

Calculate: 124 ÷ 4 =

12.

350 bottles are packed equally into 7 boxes. How many bottles are in each box? Answer with the correct unit.

13.

Calculate: 154 ÷ 7 =

14.

280 apples are shared equally between 5 baskets. How many apples go in each basket? Answer with the correct unit.

15.

Calculate: 320 ÷ 8 =

16.

A 168 km hike is split into 7 equal stages. How long is each stage? Answer with the correct unit.

17.

Calculate: 485 ÷ 5 =

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A 441 minute practice is split into 9 equal sessions. How many minutes does each session last? Answer with the correct unit.

19.

Calculate: 288 ÷ 6 =

20.

Amira pays 837 kr for 9 equally priced books. What does one book cost? Answer with the correct unit.

Answer key

  1. 1. 49
  2. 2. 55 plants
  3. 3. 54
  4. 4. 51 pages
  5. 5. 43
  6. 6. 29 pupils
  7. 7. 34
  8. 8. 63 l
  9. 9. 82
  10. 10. 94 kr
  11. 11. 31
  12. 12. 50 bottles
  13. 13. 22
  14. 14. 56 apples
  15. 15. 40
  16. 16. 24 km
  17. 17. 97
  18. 18. 49 min
  19. 19. 48
  20. 20. 93 kr

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