Divide Multi-Digit Numbers

6.NOS.2 · Unit 1 · Lesson 4

Name   Period

Objectives / Objetivos

Content Objective: I can divide multi-digit whole numbers and explain the meaning of the quotient and remainder.

Language Objective: I can explain my division using the words dividend, divisor, quotient, and remainder.

Key Idea / Idea clave

Subtract easy chunks of the divisor, then add up how many you took out to get the quotient.

I Notice / Observo

  • What total amount needs to be divided?
  • How many groups are the supplies being split into?

I Wonder / Me pregunto

  • Will each section get the same amount with none left over?

Vocabulary / Vocabulario

Term / TérminoDefinition / Definición
Dividend
Dividendo		The number you are splitting up in a division problem.
El número que estás repartiendo en una división.
Divisor
Divisor		The number you split by in a division problem.
El número entre el que divides en una división.
Quotient
Cociente		The answer when you divide.
La respuesta cuando divides.
Remainder
Residuo		What is left over when a number does not divide evenly.
Lo que sobra cuando un número no se divide de forma exacta.
Partial quotients
Cocientes parciales		A way to divide by breaking the problem into smaller, easier steps.
Una manera de dividir separando el problema en pasos más fáciles.

Practice Preview / Vista previa de práctica

  1. What is 936 ÷ 12?
    1. 78
    2. 87
    3. 68
    4. 76
  2. Complete each division problem.
  3. Match each division problem to its quotient.
  4. Find Sonia's Mistake
    1. Step 1: Problem — 1,536 ÷ 16
    2. Step 2: Step 1 — 16 × 90 = 1,440
    3. Step 3: Step 2 — 1,536 − 1,440 = 96
    4. Step 4: Step 3 — 16 × 5 = 80
    5. Step 5: Step 4 — 96 − 80 = 16
    6. Step 6: Final answer — Quotient = 95

    Which step has the mistake? Explain it and write the correct work.

Reflection / Reflexión

One thing I learned today / Una cosa que aprendí hoy: