DIVISION OF THREE DIGITS Divide three-digit numbers by one number: 426 ÷ 3 = ? Step 1: Set up division problem as it shows on the left. 1 _ 3 | 4 2 6 Step 2: Ask yourself, can 4 be divided by 3 to - 3 produce a whole number? Yes! 4 can be divided 1 by 3…1 time. Put 1 above the 4. Then multiply 3 x 1 = 3. Put 3 below 4. Subtract 4 – 3 = 1. 1 4 Step 3: Carry down 2, can 12 be divided by 3 to 3 | 4 2 6 produce a whole number? Yes. 12 can be divided by 3…4 - 3 times. Put the 4 above the 2. Then multiple 3 x 4 = 12. 1 2 Put 12 below the 12. Subtract 12 – 12 = 0. - 1 2 1 4 2 Step 4: Carry down 6. Can 6 be divided by 3 to produce 3 | 4 2 6 a whole number? Yes. 6 can be divided by 3…2 times. - 3 Put the 2 above the 6. Then multiply 3 x 2 = 6. Put 6 1 2 below the 6. Subtract 6 – 6 = 0. - 1 2 0 6 1 4 2 There are no numbers left to divide and there 3 | 4 2 6 is no remainder. - 3 1 2 Your Answer: 426 ÷ 3 = 142 - 1 2 0 6 - 6 0 © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Divide three-digit numbers by two-digit numbers: 264 ÷ 12 = ? ______ 12 | 2 6 4 Step 1: Set up division problem as it is on the left. 2 12 | 2 6 4 Step 2: 2 can’t be divided by 12, so ask, can 26 be divided by 12 to produce a whole number? - 2 4 Yes! 26 can be divided by 12…2 times. 2 Put 2 above the 6. Then multiply 12 x 2 = 24. Put 24 below the 26. Subtract 26 – 24 = 2. 2 2 Step 3: Carry down 4. Can 24 be divided by 12 to 12 | 2 6 4 produce a whole number? Yes. 24 can be divided by 12…2 - 2 4 times. Put the 2 above the 4. Then multiple 12 x 2 = 24. 2 4 Put 24 below the 24 and subtract 24 – 24 = 0. - 2 4 0 2 2___ 12 | 2 6 4 There are no numbers left to divide and there is no - 2 4 remainder 2 4 - 2 4 0 Your Answer: 264 ÷ 1 2 = 22 © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.