6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

Update your skills. See page 3.

Short Division

3-1

0 $ 2

9 
$ 1  9 ^10  8

0 $ 2 1 2

9 
$ 1  9 ^10 ^18

Division Steps

1. Estimate.


2. Divide.


3. Multiply.


4. Subtract and
   compare.


5. Bring down
   and repeat.

153,278 is an

even number.

no remainder

7 6,63 9

2 
 1  5 ^13 ,^12  7 ^18 

59,679 does not

have 0 or 5 as

its last digit.

has a remainder

69,123

6 
 9 
 1 
 2 
 3 21;

21  3  7

no remainder

1 1,93 5 R4

5 
 5  9 ,6^14  7 ^2  9

2 3,04 1

3 
 6  9 , 1 ^12  3 

Leilani’s sister saved the same amount

of money each month for 9 months for a

vacation. The vacation cost $1908.

How much did she save each month?

To find the amount she saved each

month, n, divide: $1908 9 n.

You can use short division to divide

mentally by a one-digit divisor.

Leilani’s sister saved $212 each month.

To predict if a quotient has

a remainder, you can use

divisibility rules.

153,278  2 59,679  5 69,123  3

01 . 9 . 9

10 . 9 . 1

0 $ 21

9 
$ 1  9 ^10 ^18

02 . 9 . 18

19  18  1

02 . 9 . 18

18  18  0

Remember:

A number is divisible by:

• 2 if it is an even number.


• 3 if the sum of its digits is divisible by 3.


• 5 if its last digit is a 0 or a 5.

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