How to Do Long Division?
- Step 1: Take the first digit of the dividend. ...
- Step 2: Then divide it by the divisor and write the answer on top as the quotient.
- Step 3: Subtract the result from the digit and write the difference below.
- Step 4: Bring down the next number (if present).
- Step 5: Repeat the same process.
What is the long division method?
Long division is a method for dividing one large multi digit number into another large multi digit number. ... The divisor is the number you are dividing by. The quotient is the amount each divisor receives ie the answer in most cases.
How do you introduce long division?
The steps are more or less the same, except for one new addition:
- Divide the tens column dividend by the divisor.
- Multiply the divisor by the quotient in the tens place column.
- Subtract the product from the divisor.
- Bring down the dividend in the ones column and repeat.
