2. We are going to divide. It is easy to do, as long as you
follow the steps. Division is like a recipe. The steps
must be followed precisely and in order for the problem
to come out correctly. The following silly sentence will
help you remember the division steps:
Do Monkeys Sniff Brown Rats?
D = Divide
M = Multiply
S = Subtract
B = Bring down
R = Repeat or Remainder
7. Step 3 is to Check.
We need to make sure that the
answer to our subtraction problem is
smaller than our divisor, 14.
1
14 16
- 14
2
2 is smaller than 14, so we can go to the
Next step.
9. The next step is to Repeat. We go back to step
one and Divide. We need to decide how many
times 14 will go into 27.
14 x 2 = 28 and that is bigger than 27. So we
will use 14 x 1 = 14.
11. The next step is to Multiply.
1
1
7
14 16
- 14
27
14
12. The next step is to Subtract.
1
1
7
14 16
- 14
27
- 14
13
13. The next step is to Check. We need to be sure that the answer
to our subtraction problem is less than the divisor 14.
1
1
7
14 16
- 14
Since it is, we can
go on to the next
step.
27
- 14
13
14. The next step is to Bring Down. Since there are no
numbers to bring down, we do not repeat, but use
the 13 as our Remainder.
1 R 13
1
7
14 16
- 14
27
- 14
13
15. WooHoo – You are
now a Math
Genius - Long
Division isn’t easy
and you are
beginning to
accomplish it!