Long Division Sample Problems

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Long Division

This topic is a continuation of Long Division By One Digit topic.
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The process for dividing by one digit is the same as dividing by multiple digits.

Divide:

27 432

    1 
27)432
  -27
   16

43 ÷ 27 = 
 1 remainder 16

    1 
27)432
  -27↓
   162


2 carries down

    16
27)432
  -27
   162
  -162
     0

162 ÷ 27 = 
  6 remainder 0

Divide:


13	1105

     8 
13)1105
  -104
     6

110 ÷ 13 = 
 8 remainder 6

     8 
13)1105
  -104↓
     65


5 carries down

     85
13)1105
  -104
     65
    -65
      0

65 ÷ 13 = 
  5 remainder 0