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MAHere’s how it works! 👇
This strategy, called box method, is a super easy alternative for kids (and adults!) who struggle with keeping place values lined up when doing long division.
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⭐️When dividing multi-digit numbers, please each place value in its own box. Put the divisor on the outside of the box.
⭐️Treat each box as its own individual division problem! In the example above, I started by dividing 9 by 7. I can make one group of seven, so I put my group on the top of the box and then subtracted (9-7) to see that I had 2 out of that group remaining.
⭐️ Then simply take the remainder from the first box and move it up into the tens place of the second box. Continue the process until you get to the last box. Your final subtraction answer is the remainder!
⭐️I always offer this as a strategy when teaching standard algorithm in division to give kids the option. They choose this one every time! ❤️❤️
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