How To Divide

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How To Divide

• Steps to follow

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Procedures or Steps

• Remember that
• DIRTY MONKEYS SMELL BAD

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DMSB

• D Divide
• M Multiply
• S Subtract
• BBring Down

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1st Step- Divide

• Problem _______ 6 Divisor
• 6 ) 234 234dividend
• How many times will 6 go into 23?
• Lets Guess 3 times.
• Place the 3 above the 3 in the dividend.
• __3__
• 6 ) 234

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2nd Step- Multiply

• ___3_____
• 6) 234 3 x 618
• - 18 Put the 18 below the
  
• 23.

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3rd Step-Subtract

• __3___
• 6) 234 Subtract 18 from 23.
• - 18 The answer is 5.
• 5

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4th Step- Bring Down

• ___3__
• 6) 234
• -18
• 5 4 Bring down the 4

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Repeat the Steps

• ___3____
• 6) 234 Divide
• -18
• 54 How many times will
• 6 go into 54?
• Lets guess 9.

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Multiply

• __39_____
• 6) 234
• -18
• 54 9x6 54
• 54 Place the 54 beneath
• the first 54

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Subtract/Bring Down

• __ 39___
• 6) 234
• -18
• 54 Subtract 54 from 54.
• -54
• 0 No remainder
• Nothing to bring down. Solved!

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Check Your Answer

• Multiply the answer by the divisor
• 39 x 6234.
• Is 234 the dividend you started out with? If yes,
  then your answer is correct.

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Lets Try One Together!

• ______
• 5) 276
• Remember DMSB!