ANSWER:
Divide
25
125
5
SHORT AND LONG DIVISION
There are two methods of division, short division and long division. Both methods will be
illustrated in the following problems.
To make the process quicker, short division is used when the divisor has only one digit. You
should be able to do short division without writing anything except the quotient, or answer.
Solve the following problems by short division to test your division skills:
____
______
______
) 351
) 2404
) 2436
(1)
3
(2)
4
(3)
6
______
_________
______
) 1001
) 295857
) 1040
(4)
5
(5)
7
(6)
9
Solve the following problems by long division:
____
______
1) 225
12) 2750
(1)
5
(2)
8460 36 =
(3)
5
_____
_______
______
7) 900
3) 25500
2) 3754
(4)
5
(5)
0
(6)
8
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