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6th grade Long division worksheet

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Long division

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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?
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?
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?
Bo shares 804 crayons into tubs of 12. First step: 12 fits into 80 six times, with 8 left over; 6 goes above the tens column. How many tubs is that?
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?
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)?
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)?
Milo puts 884 pencils in boxes of 12. 88 ÷ 12 = 7 r 4; 7 goes above the tens column. How many full boxes, and how many are left (like 12 r 5)?
Noah sells 531 pens in packs of 16. 53 ÷ 16 = 3 r 5; 3 goes above the tens column. How many full packs, and how many are left (like 12 r 5)?
Ren puts 1,356 star stickers on sheets of 13. 13 ÷ 13 = 1 exactly; 1 goes above the hundreds column. How many full sheets, and how many are left (like 12 r 5)?

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About this worksheet

Long division with multi-digit numbers. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can divide a 3-, 4- or 5-digit number by a 2-digit number and write every quotient digit in its own column.
I can write a 0 in the answer when the divisor does not fit, and bring down every digit.
I can write a remainder that is smaller than the divisor, and decide when a remainder means one more group.

Standard: 6.NS.B.2

Words to know

dividend: The number being divided. In 4,824 ÷ 24 it is 4,824.

divisor: The number you divide by. In 4,824 ÷ 24 it is 24.

quotient: The answer to a division.

remainder: What is left over when the groups do not fit exactly. It is always smaller than the divisor.

place-value column: Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands: where each digit sits.

Common mistakes

Your child left a 0 out of the answer. Try this together: when the number you bring down is too small for the divisor, write a 0 in the answer above that column. Then multiply the divisor by the answer to see if you get the start number back.

Your child stopped before bringing down the last digit of the number being divided. Try ticking each digit off as it is brought down, so the ones column is always used.

Your child ended with a remainder as big as, or bigger than, the number they divided by. Try asking: could another whole group fit in what is left over?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with long division?

Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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