Arrays for multiplication (age 9+)
Divide numbers up to four digits by a one-digit number using short division (and place-value/array strategies); interpret remainders appropriately for the context
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Can your child use the short division ('bus stop') method to work out something like '2,457 ÷ 6', and decide what to do with any remainder left over?
Divide numbers up to four digits by a one-digit number using short division (and place-value/array strategies); interpret remainders appropriately for the context
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- Calculate 4,932 ÷ 6 using short division
- Solve 125 ÷ 8 and interpret: 15 remainder 5 means 15 full bags with 5 left over
- Use the multiplication–division relationship to check a division answer
“Can your child use the short division ('bus stop') method to work out something like '2,457 ÷ 6', and decide what to do with any remainder left over?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Multiplication & Division
- Age range
- Ages 9–10