Basic 6Mathematics18 min

Division Facts and Long-Division Bridge

Learners solve sharing notebooks across houses with long division.

Use division facts to divide larger numbers accurately.

Notebooks are shared across school houses, and learners use known facts to make fair equal groups.

Division Facts and Long-Division Bridge illustration

Learners solve sharing notebooks across houses with long division.

Divide 936 notebooks equally among 6 houses.

  1. Use chunks: 6 x 100 = 600, leaving 336; 6 x 50 = 300, leaving 36.
  2. Use the fact 6 x 6 = 36, so the quotient is 100 + 50 + 6 = 156.