If you’ve ever followed a recipe to bake cookies or make your favorite meal, you already know one of the secrets to mastering the division algorithm: it’s all about following steps in the right order! There are measurements, steps, and rules to remember. But once you get the hang of it, it becomes second nature.
A recipe tells you what to do, one step at a time — and long division works the same way!
The “recipe” for long division goes like this:
If you follow these steps carefully and in order, your math will come out just right, like a batch of perfectly baked cookies !🍪😋
Use this video to help you practice the steps. Pause the video and write down the problem. Solve it on your own and then press play to watch the steps. If you go a different quotient, find your error and fix it. Then, try the next one! Keep going until you get the hang of it.
