Long division: 3-digit by 2-digit, with remainders
This Grade 5 worksheet practices long division: 3-digit by 2-digit, with remainders (Common Core 5.NBT.B.6).
9 3-digit by 2-digit long division problems with remainders, set out with room to work. Free PDF with a step-by-step answer key.
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On this sheet
- 596 ÷ 56 — answer: 10 R 36
- 777 ÷ 23 — answer: 33 R 18
- 584 ÷ 77 — answer: 7 R 45
How to teach it
- Divide: how many times does the divisor go into the first part of the number?
- Multiply: write the quotient digit above, and multiply it by the divisor.
- Subtract: take the product away to find what is left.
- Bring down: bring down the next digit and divide again.
- Check: multiply the quotient by the divisor and add the remainder. You should get the number you started with.
Questions teachers ask
- How many problems are on this worksheet?
- 9 on one page, with the answer key on the last page, worked step by step.
- What grade and standard is it for?
- Grade 5. Common Core: 5.NBT.B.6.
- Can I print more than one version?
- Yes. Every version has different numbers and its own answer key. Use “Make another version” for a new one; the same version always prints the same.
- What grade is long division taught in?
- Dividing up to 4-digit numbers by a 1-digit divisor is Grade 4 in the Common Core (4.NBT.B.6). Dividing by a 2-digit divisor is Grade 5 (5.NBT.B.6), and the standard method is expected to be fluent by Grade 6 (6.NS.B.2).
- What are the steps of long division?
- Divide, multiply, subtract, bring down, and repeat until there are no digits left. What is left at the end is the remainder.
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