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For questions regarding the arithmetical operation of division. For question specifically concerning the use of fractions, please consider the (fractions) tag.
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Determining the first digit of the Quotient using hand long division efficiently?
Round. Check. Correct.
What we need is $436\div48$. Rounding to remove the last digit reduces the problem to $44\div5$. This gives us an educated guess of either $8$ or $9$.
From here we then multip …
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Is short division taught these days and if not, why not?
Doing a quick google search for "why do students struggle with division?" made me realize myself why long division is difficult for a lot of students. … For short division, they claimed that long division can make simple problems become overly complex, such as the $186\div3$ example. …
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