Dividing by two-digit numbers
Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using formal written short division where appropriate, interpreting remainders according to context
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Can your child use short division to work out something like '2,184 ÷ 12' — keeping track of each digit and carrying any remainders into the next column?
Divide numbers up to 4 digits by a two-digit number using formal written short division where appropriate, interpreting remainders according to context
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- Use short division to compute 3,648 ÷ 16 efficiently
- Explain when short division is more appropriate than long division
- Interpret a remainder as a decimal or fraction in a measurement context
“Can your child use short division to work out something like '2,184 ÷ 12' — keeping track of each digit and carrying any remainders into the next column?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Multiplication & Division
- Age range
- Ages 10–11