6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

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Operations VI

Trial Quotients

The digit used

in the quotient

is too large.

Tr y 4.

34 
 46

21 
 46

Divide: 2183 46 .

Follow these steps to divide:


Decidewhere to begin 46 
 2  1  8  3 46 
 218

the quotient.

The quotient begins in the tens place.

Estimate. Think: 4 6
 2  1  8  3 4  21 Tr y 5.

Divide. 2225

46 
 2  1  8  3


Multiply: 5  46  230  230

2224


Subtract and compare 46 
 2  1  8  3

remainder with divisor.  184

 034

 0047 47 R21


Bring down the next digit 46 
 2  1  8  3

from the dividend and  184

repeat the steps.  0343

0  322

 0021

Check. 46  47  2162 2162  21  2183

Estimate to find the missing digit in the quotient.

Complete the division.

0 8? 0 7? 0 3? 0 4?

1. 49
    4  0  1  8  2. 67
    5  2  2  6  3. 65
    2  5  7  3  4. 27
    1  2  3  4 
   0  392 0  469 0  195 0  108
   0  0098 0  0536 0  0623 0  0154

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