Not every division works out exactly. Year 5 children divide bigger numbers by one digit and learn what to do with the amount left over — the remainder.
What your child will learn
- Divide by 10 and 100
- Divide a two- or three-digit number by a single digit
- Give a remainder when a number does not divide exactly
What is left over?
47 ÷ 6: six 7s are 42, which is as close as we can get without going over. 47 − 42 leaves 5, so the answer is 7 remainder 5. The remainder is always smaller than the number you are dividing by.
Example questions
Here are a few questions like the ones in the first quest. Can you solve them?
1. What is 144 ÷ 8?
- 28
- 20
- 18
- 8
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Answer: 18. Check with multiplication: 8 × 18 = 144, so 144 ÷ 8 = 18.
2. What is 85 ÷ 5?
- 27
- 17
- 7
- 20
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Answer: 17. Check with multiplication: 5 × 17 = 85, so 85 ÷ 5 = 17.
3. What is 170 ÷ 10?
- 15
- 1700
- 170
- 17
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Answer: 17. Dividing by 10 moves every digit 1 place to the right. 170 ÷ 10 = 17.
Tips for grown-ups
- Share real things that don’t divide exactly: 23 sweets among 4 people.
- Check with multiplication: 6 × 7 + 5 should give 47.