Long Division with Remainders
Above each division, write the first five multiples of the divisor and the divisor multiplied by 10.
Then, complete the long divisions.
24 48 72 96 120 240
Example 1) 9531 ÷ 31 =
1 5 0 r2 1
2 4 3 6 2 1
− 2 4 0 0 (24 × 100)
1 2 2 1
− 1 2 0 0 (24 × 50)
2 1
2) 1415 ÷ 12 = 3) 4464 ÷ 19 =
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4) 6527 ÷ 31 = 5) 4895 ÷ 46 =
6) 8572 ÷ 39 = 7) 9758 ÷ 48 =
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8) 5647 children go on a school trip to an amusement park. If 28 children can travel on each
minibus, how many minibuses are needed?
9) Vanilla cupcakes are packed into boxes of 64. Chocolate cupcakes are packed into boxes
of 50. There are 6432 vanilla cupcakes and 6731 chocolate cupcakes. How many boxes are
needed altogether? How many of each cupcake are left over?
10) Explain why this calculation cannot be correct.
4678 ÷ 18 = 364r20
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Long Division with Remainders Answers
31 62 93 124 155 310 12 24 36 48 60 120
1) 9531 ÷ 31 = 2) 1415 ÷ 12 =
3 0 7 r1 4 1 1 7 r1 1
3 1 9 5 3 1 1 2 1 4 1 5
− 9 3 0 0 (31 × 100) − 1 2 0 0 (12 × 100)
2 3 1 2 1 5
− 2 1 7 (31 × 50) − 1 2 0 (12 × 10)
1 4 9 5
− 8 4 (12 × 7)
1 1
19 38 57 76 95 190 31 62 93 124 155 310
3) 4464 ÷ 19 = 4) 6527 ÷ 31 =
2 3 4 r1 8 2 1 0 r1 7
1 9 4 4 6 4 3 1 6 5 2 7
− 3 8 0 0 (19 × 20) − 6 2 0 0 (31 × 200)
6 6 4 3 2 7
− 5 7 0 (19 × 30) − 3 1 0 (31 × 10)
9 4 1 7
− 7 6 (19 × 4)
1 8
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46 92 138 184 230 460 39 78 117 156 195 390
5) 4895 ÷ 46 = 6) 1415 ÷ 12 =
1 0 6 r1 9 2 1 9 r3 1
4 6 4 8 9 5 3 9 8 5 7 2
− 4 6 0 0 (46 × 100) − 7 8 0 0 (39 × 200)
2 9 5 7 7 2
− 2 7 6 (46 × 50) − 3 9 0 (39 × 10)
1 9 3 8 2
− 3 5 1 (39 × 9)
3 1
7) 9758 ÷ 48 =
2 0 3 r1 4
4 8 9 7 5 8
− 9 6 0 0 (48 × 20)
1 5 8
− 1 4 4 (48 × 3)
1 4
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8) 202 minibuses are needed altogether. There will be 201 full minibuses and an extra
minibus is needed for the remaining 19 children.
2 0 1 r1 9
2 8 5 6 4 7
− 5 6 0 0 (28 × 200)
4 7
− 2 8 (28 × 1)
1 9
9) 100 + 134 = 234 so 234 boxes are needed altogether.
There are 32 vanilla and 31 chocolate cupcakes left over.
vanilla chocolate
1 0 0 r3 2 1 3 4 r3 1
6 4 6 4 3 2 5 0 6 7 3 1
6 4 0 0 (64 × 100) − 5 0 0 0 (50 × 100)
3 2 1 7 3 1
− 1 5 0 0 (50 × 30)
2 3 1
− 2 0 0 (50 × 4)
3 1
10) The remainder cannot be greater than the divisor of 18.
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