Short division worksheet

Part A: Working out and filling in

1. 1. 296 ÷ 8 = 37

   296 ÷ 8: split it into 240 + 56, 240 ÷ 8 = 30, 56 ÷ 8 = 7, 30 + 7 = 37; so the quotient is 37

2. 2. 570 ÷ 9 = 63 … 3

   570 ÷ 9: split it into 540 + 30, 540 ÷ 9 = 60, 30 ÷ 9: 9 × 3 = 27, 30 − 27 = 3, 60 + 3 = 63; so the quotient is 63 and the remainder 3

3. 3. 294 ÷ 6 = 49

   294 ÷ 6: split it into 240 + 54, 240 ÷ 6 = 40, 54 ÷ 6 = 9, 40 + 9 = 49; so the quotient is 49

4. 4. 606 ÷ 6 = 101

   606 ÷ 6: split it into 600 + 6, 600 ÷ 6 = 100, 6 ÷ 6 = 1, 100 + 1 = 101; so the quotient is 101

5. 5. 90 ÷ 3 = 30

   90 ÷ 3: 90 ÷ 3 = 30; so the quotient is 30

6. 6. 91 ÷ 5 = 18 … 1

   91 ÷ 5: split it into 50 + 41, 50 ÷ 5 = 10, 41 ÷ 5: 5 × 8 = 40, 41 − 40 = 1, 10 + 8 = 18; so the quotient is 18 and the remainder 1

7. 7. 605 ÷ 6 = 100 … 5

   605 ÷ 6: split it into 600 + 5, 600 ÷ 6 = 100, 5 is left, less than 6: the remainder; so the quotient is 100 and the remainder 5

8. 8. 279 ÷ 4 = 69 … 3

   279 ÷ 4: split it into 240 + 39, 240 ÷ 4 = 60, 39 ÷ 4: 4 × 9 = 36, 39 − 36 = 3, 60 + 9 = 69; so the quotient is 69 and the remainder 3

9. 9. 62 ÷ 5 = 12 … 2

   62 ÷ 5: split it into 50 + 12, 50 ÷ 5 = 10, 12 ÷ 5: 5 × 2 = 10, 12 − 10 = 2, 10 + 2 = 12; so the quotient is 12 and the remainder 2

10. 10. 76 ÷ 3 = 25 … 1

    76 ÷ 3: split it into 60 + 16, 60 ÷ 3 = 20, 16 ÷ 3: 3 × 5 = 15, 16 − 15 = 1, 20 + 5 = 25; so the quotient is 25 and the remainder 1

11. 11. 84 ÷ 5 = 16 … 4

    84 ÷ 5: split it into 50 + 34, 50 ÷ 5 = 10, 34 ÷ 5: 5 × 6 = 30, 34 − 30 = 4, 10 + 6 = 16; so the quotient is 16 and the remainder 4

12. 12. 573 ÷ 6 = 95 … 3

    573 ÷ 6: split it into 540 + 33, 540 ÷ 6 = 90, 33 ÷ 6: 6 × 5 = 30, 33 − 30 = 3, 90 + 5 = 95; so the quotient is 95 and the remainder 3

Part B: Word problems

Marking: 2 for the working, 1 for the answer, 1 for the sentence.

1. 13. A fruit shop has 133 kiwis and packs them in bags of 8. What is the fewest more kiwis it needs to fill one more bag? (Answer: 3 kiwis)

   8 − 5 = 3

2. 14. 86 people go on a water trip, and each canoe takes at most 4. What is the smallest number of canoes they need? (Answer: 22 canoes)

   86 ÷ 4 = 21 R 2; the 2 left over need one too: 21 + 1 = 22

3. 15. 233 people go on a water trip, and each canoe takes at most 6. What is the smallest number of canoes they need? (Answer: 39 canoes)

   233 ÷ 6 = 38 R 5; the 5 left over need one too: 38 + 1 = 39

4. 16. A community centre has 300 sheets of drawing paper to share equally among 5 art classes. How many sheets does each class get? (Answer: 60 sheets)

   300 ÷ 5 = 60

5. 17. A community centre has 264 sheets of drawing paper to share equally among 3 art classes. How many sheets does each class get? (Answer: 88 sheets)

   264 ÷ 3 = 88

6. 18. A fruit shop has 98 mangoes and packs them in bags of 8. What is the fewest more mangoes it needs to fill one more bag? (Answer: 6 mangoes)

   8 − 2 = 6