long division tutorial

By: Mrs. Sherri Voerg

To make division we have to follow some steps:

D = Divide

M = Multiply

S = Subtract

C = Check

B = Bring down

R = Repeat or Remainder

Here is a division problem to work out:

16714

Step 1 is Divide

We need to decide how many times 14 will go into 16.

It will go 1 time. 11614

Step 2 MultiplyWe need to multiply 14 x 1.

11614

14

The next step is to Subtract.

11614

- 14

2

Step 3 is to Check. We need to make sure that the answer to our subtraction problem is smaller

than our divisor, 14.

11614

- 14

22 is smaller than 14, so we can go to the Next step.

The next step is to Bring Down.

11614

- 14

27

7

The next step is to Repeat. We go back to step one and Divide. We need to decide how many times 14 will go into 27.

14 x 2 = 28 and that is bigger than 27. So we will use 14 x 1 = 14.

1161414

71

27

The next step is to Multiply.

11614

17

- 14

27 14

The next step is to Subtract.

11614

1

- 14

7

27- 14

13

The next step is to Check. We need to be sure that the answer to our subtraction problem is less than the divisor 14.

11614

- 14

27- 14

13

1

Since it is, we can go on to the next step.

7

The next step is to Bring Down. Since there are no numbers to bring down, we do not repeat, but use the 13 as our Remainder. 1

16141 R 13

- 14

27

7

- 1413

Congratulations. . .you have just completed a long division problem. If you would like to see a video of me working out another problem, click on the video below.