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Delta Modern Language Schools
Primary stage
Maths Department
Prim 4 2024-2025
How To Divide Using The Partial Quotients Method?
The partial quotients method (uses repeated subtraction to solve )
When dividing a large number (dividend) by a small number (divisor).
• Step 1: Subtract from the dividend an easy multiple (for example 100×, 10×,
5× 2×, etc.) of the divisor.
• Step 2: Repeat the subtraction until the large number has been reduced to zero
or the remainder is less than the divisor.
• Step 3: Add up the multipliers of the divisor that were used in the repeated
subtraction to find the answer of the division.
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