One of the problems students have with long division problems is remembering all the steps. Here’s a trick to mastering long division. Use the acronym DMSB, which stands for: … See more

First, you have to write down the problem in long division format. A typical division problem looks like this: Dividend ÷ Divisor = Quotient To write this down in long division format it loo… See more

How many times will 5 go into 65? That’s too hard to work out in your head, so let’s break it down into smaller steps. The first problem you’ll work out in this equation is how many t… See more

The last step in the sequence is to bring down the next number from the dividend, which in this case is 5. You write the 5 next to the 1, making the number 15. Now you start all ove… See more