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Mathematics · Grade 4

Divide and Interpret Remainders

Learners divide numbers up to four digits by a one-digit number using place value, partial quotients and area models, check quotients with multiplication, find remainders, and decide what a remainder means in a word problem: round up, use only full groups, or answer with the remainder itself.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 85 minutes
  • Division check: 8 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, match pairs, type a number, sort into groups and true or false
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What learners will discover

  • Divide numbers up to four digits by a one-digit number using place value and partial quotients.
  • Explain division with an area model and check a quotient with multiplication.
  • Find a whole-number quotient and remainder, knowing that the remainder must be less than the divisor.
  • Interpret a remainder in a word problem by rounding up, using only the quotient, or answering with the remainder.

Lessons

  1. Partial quotients 6 steps4 practiceabout 22 min
  2. Area models and checking 6 steps4 practiceabout 20 min
  3. Quotients with remainders 6 steps3 practiceabout 21 min
  4. What does the remainder mean? 6 steps3 practiceabout 22 min
  5. Division check 8 questions at the end

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Games to practice with

  • Number-Line HopHelp the frog hop to the right number — from counting to negative fractions.
  • Paint by AnswersSolve each space, dip your brush and watch a picture come to life.
  • Array OrchardPlant trees in rows, pack fruit into crates and split big fields to multiply.

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