Long Division for Dummies
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What does Long Division really mean?
Long division is a math concept that helps us to divide larger numbers into smaller parts in a step-by-step manner. Imagine you have a big chocolate bar and you want to share it equally with your friends. But the chocolate bar is too big to simply break it into equal pieces. That's where long division comes in handy!
So, let's break it down. When we say "long division," it's like saying we want to divide a really big problem into easier, smaller steps. It's just like when you have a Lego set with lots of pieces and you start by putting them together one by one. Each step in long division helps us to solve the bigger problem of dividing a large number by a smaller one.
Here's a step-by-step guide to understanding long division using simple words:
Step 1 - Division: In long division, we start by looking at the two numbers we want to work with—the big number we want to divide, called the dividend, and the smaller number, called the divisor. Think of the dividend as the big chocolate bar we mentioned earlier.
Step 2 - Quotient: Next, we have to figure out how many smaller pieces we can get from the big chocolate bar. It's like asking how many friends can have a piece of the bar. The answer to this question is called the quotient. It tells us how many equal parts we can divide the bigger number into.
Step 3 - Remainder: Sometimes, after we divide the big number, we might have some pieces left over that cannot be shared equally among the friends. These remaining pieces are called the remainder. The remainder tells us how much is left after we have divided the big number as much as possible.
Step 4 - Bringing it all together: To solve a long division problem, we follow these steps over and over again until we have divided all the parts of the big number and figured out both the quotient and the remainder.
Long division might seem like a lot of steps, but each step helps us to break down a big problem into smaller, more manageable parts. Just like building a Lego set or sharing a big chocolate bar, long division helps us solve math problems by taking things step by step.
Revised and Fact checked by Lily Wilson on 2023-10-29 02:49:21
Long Division In a sentece
Learn how to use Long Division inside a sentece
- When you have 60 cookies and you want to share them equally among your 6 friends, you can use long division to figure out how many cookies each friend will get.
- If you have 128 pencils that you want to divide equally into 8 groups, you can use long division to find out how many pencils each group will have.
- Let's say you have 54 candies and you want to split them equally among 9 children. You can use long division to calculate how many candies each child will receive.
- If you have 96 marbles and you want to separate them evenly into 4 jars, you can use long division to determine how many marbles will go in each jar.
- Suppose you have 180 baseball cards and you want to distribute them equally among 12 players. Long division can help you find out how many cards each player will get.
Long Division Hypernyms
Words that are more generic than the original word.