Grade 6 Mathematics · Strand 1: Numbers · Division
Dividing 4 Digit Numbers
A short Grade 6 Mathematics lesson for the CBE curriculum, part of Numbers: Division. Learn it on any phone with notes and slides, then check yourself with a quick quiz and earn XP. This lesson is free.
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1. While dividing, your subtraction step leaves a remainder that is larger than the divisor. What should you do?
- A. Bring down the next digit immediately
- B. Increase the quotient digit and multiply again
- C. Leave the larger remainder as the final answer
- D. Subtract the divisor from the dividend again
2. A cooperative in Embu packs 6,720 kg of maize into sacks that each hold 210 kg. How many full sacks are filled?
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3. What is 4,848 ÷ 24?
- A. 22
- B. 202
- C. 220
- D. 2,002
4. In a division, the divisor is 150, the quotient is 23 and the remainder is 40. What was the dividend?
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5. What is the word for the result you get when you multiply two or more numbers together?
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- Multiplication Patterns & Sequences
- Combined Operations and Real Life Problems
- Division Using the Inverse Relationship with Multiplication
- Estimating Quotients
- Combined Operations with Division
- Real Life Problem Solving and Technology in Division
- Finding Lowest Common Multiple for Fractions
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