Long division

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Pia orders 3,660 pencils, packed in boxes of 12. First step: 12 fits into 36 three times, with none left; 3 goes above the hundreds column. How many boxes is the order?

   305
2. 2.

   Ren bakes 3,060 cookies. Each tray holds 15. First step: 15 fits into 30 two times, with none left; 2 goes above the hundreds column. How many trays does Ren fill?

   204
3. 3.

   Tala shelves 4,466 books, 11 on each shelf. First step: 11 fits into 44 four times, with none left; 4 goes above the hundreds column. How many shelves does Tala need?

   406
4. 4.

   Zee packs 4,228 beads in bags of 14. First step: 14 fits into 42 three times, with none left; 3 goes above the hundreds column. How many bags does Zee fill?

   302
5. 5.

   Ari has 780 star stickers to put in packs of 15. First step: 15 fits into 78 five times, with 3 left over; 5 goes above the tens column. How many packs is that?

   52
6. 6.

   Esme stacks 812 paper plates in piles of 14. First step: 14 fits into 81 five times, with 11 left over; 5 goes above the tens column. How many piles is that?

   58
7. 7.

   Jun sells 720 pens in packs of 16. First step: 16 fits into 72 four times, with 8 left over; 4 goes above the tens column. How many packs is that?

   45
8. 8.

   Kira packs 457 beads in bags of 14. 45 ÷ 14 = 3 r 3; 3 goes above the tens column. How many full bags, and how many are left (like 12 r 5)?

   32 r 9
9. 9.

   Luz puts 1,239 star stickers on sheets of 12. 12 ÷ 12 = 1 exactly; 1 goes above the hundreds column. How many full sheets, and how many are left (like 12 r 5)?

   103 r 3
10. 10.

    Pia stacks 351 plates in piles of 15. 35 ÷ 15 = 2 r 5; 2 goes above the tens column. How many full piles, and how many are left (like 12 r 5)?

    23 r 6