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Maths - Long division

Year 6 have been learning how to use long division to divide. The children already know how to use 'bus stop' method; long division is useful for dividing bigger numbers by two digits as it's easier to check for mistakes in longer calculations. We began by learning how to carry out the process with one digit, then moved onto two. Here we are having a go at some long division questions:

 

...and here are some examples of the children's work:

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