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DIVISION FACT SHEET
Division is the reverse of multiplication!
The most common method for dividing numbers without using a calculator is
often referred to as “The Bus Stop Method”. You may well have come across
this before during previous studies.
1. BUS STOP METHOD
Think of division as a stepped process, the
number of steps will be determine by the
The number being divided
is called the dividend. The
number you are dividing
by is called the divisor
number of digits you are working with. Breaking
up big division calculations into smaller steps makes the
process more straightforward.
Using a 1 digit divisor and a 3 digit dividend, in this example 4 and 936, means
you need to take 3 steps…
2
4
9
3
6
- 8
1
4
2
3
9
3
6
- 8
-
1
3
1
2
STEP 1 - Start with the number on the left…
 4 goes into 9 twice (2 times),
 Put a 2 above the 9 and then show your working
out underneath i.e. 4 x 2= 8, so 9 – 8 = 1
STEP 2 - Now move across a column…
 4 doesn’t go into 3, so we must ‘carry the 3’
over, joining it the remaining 1 from step 1 i.e. it
is now 13.
 4 goes into 13 three times (3 times) and then
show your working out underneath i.e. 4 x 3 =
13, so 13 – 12 = 1
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DIVISION FACT SHEET
4
2
3
4
9
3
6
STEP 3 - Last column…
 You still have 1 left over from the last step, so
this must be joined with the 6 to make 16.
 4 goes into 16 four times (4 times) with nothing
left over.
 4 x 4 = 16, so 16 – 16 = 0 and so the process
stops.
- 8
-
1
3
1
2
1
6
- 1
6
0
The larger your divisor, the
more steps you have!
Now let’s try an even larger number with a two digit divisor!
0
3
3
2
2
7
6
0
2
7
6
- 6
4
1
2
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8
8
STEP 1 – first column
 32 does not go into 7, so put a 0 above the 7 and
carry the 7 across to make 76.
STEP 2 –
 32 goes into 76 twice (2 times) and then show
your working out underneath, i.e. 32 x 2 = 64, so
76 – 64 = 12
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DIVISION FACT SHEET
3
2
0
2
4
7
6
8
- 6
4
1
2
8
- 1
2
8
STEP 3 –
 Bring down the 8 to join with your 12 left over
the previous step, making 128.
 32 goes into 128 four times (4 times) and then
show your working out underneath, i.e. 32 x 4 =
128, so 128 – 128 = 0 and so the process stops.
0
Now let’s try using numbers where there will be a remainder…
4
0
8
6
3
4
7
- 3
2
2
7
- 2
4
3
 4 does not go into 3, so put a 0 above the 3 and
carry the 3 across to make 34.
 4 goes into 34 eight times (8 times) and then
show your working out underneath, i.e. 4 x 8 =
32, so 34 – 32 = 2
 Bring the 7 down to join with your 2 left over
from the previous step, making 27
 4 goes into 27 six times (6 times) and then show
your working out, i.e. 4 x 6 = 24, so 27 – 24 = 3
left over.
 You now don’t have any more numbers to join
to the remainder of 3 from the previous
step…so here’s what you do..
You now have two options…
Option 1 - Write your answer as a fraction, i.e. 86 ¾ , or
Option 2 – Write your answer as a decimal i.e. ¾ is the same as 0.75 so your answer
would be 86.75
Created by: Naomi Smith
Last updated May 2015