Short division is a formal method of division often used when dividing any number by a one digit number.

The dividend is the amount that you want to divide up.

A divisor is a number that divides the integer exactly (no remainder).

A quotient is the result after division has taken place. 

Divide a 2-digit by a 1-digit number using short division (no regrouping )

Maths

In this unit pupils will divide a 2-digit and 3-digit number by a single-digit number using partitioning and representations with exchanging and remainders. They will divide a 2-digit number by a single-digit number using short division. In the future unit pupils will  use their knowledge of multiplication and division to solve comparison and change problems.

In the prior unit pupils interpreted a division story with a remainder and represented it with an equation. They explained how the remainder related to the divisor. In this unit pupils will divide a 2-digit and a 3-digit number by a single-digit number using partitioning and representations and divide a 2-digit number by a single-digit number by using short division.

Division by partitioning leading to short division (2 and 3-digits by 1-digit)

Use the representation below to fill in the blank.

The quotient is 4. Select the division equations which make this true.

Look at the image. 4 is the __________ because it is the number we are dividing by.

I can make {{ }} groups of 4 tens from the 8 tens in the dividend. Write your answer in numeral form.

Use short division to calculate the division equation: 96 ÷ 3 = {{ }}  Write the quotient in numeral form.

Use short division to answer the word problem: 39 laptops are shared between 3 classes. How many laptops does each class get? Write your answer in numeral form.

Fill in the gap: Each child gets ___cupcakes with 1 leftover.

Andeep has 8 cupcakes and is packing them into boxes of 3. How many cupcakes are left over?

Choose the correct division equation for this representation. 

Which of these expressions have an answer of 3 r 2?

You are dividing 50  by 6. By partitioning the dividend, can you identify what the remainder will be?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Divide a 2-digit by a 1-digit number using short division (no regrouping )

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.