How to Do Long Division
What does McDonalds have
to do with it?
Does McDonalds Sell Cheese
Burgers, Really?
Divide
Multiply
Subtract
Check
Bring Down
Repeat or Remainder
Does
Divide-How many times does
divisor go into dividend?
8 97
How Many times will 8 go into 9?
1
McDonalds
Multiply- the divisor by what
you decided when dividing.
1
8 97
8
1X8=8
Sell
Subtract the product from the dividend.
1
8 97
8
1
9–8=1
Cheese
Check- Is your answer bigger
than the divisor?
1
8 97
8
1
Is 1 bigger than 8?
No
If it it is bigger then the divisor, you made a mistake. Go back
and try again.
Burgers
Bring Down the number to the right.
1
8 97
8
17
Bring Down the 7
Really
Repeat or Remainder-If you were able to Bring
Down— Repeat the whole process.
If you can’t bring down than the answer to the
subtraction is the remainder
1
8 97
8
17
Does McDonalds Sell Cheese
Burgers, Really?
Write the Answer
12r1
8 97
8
17
16
1