Grade 4 - Math

Grade 4 Long Division Error Detective Worksheet

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Long Division Error Detective

Grade 4 - Math - On Level

Worksheet 1
  1. Division detective: 104 / 3 is shown as 35 R 2. What is wrong?

  2. Correct the division statement for 462 / 6.

  3. Correct the division statement for 347 / 6.

  4. Division detective: 78 / 3 is shown as 25 R 0. What is wrong?

  5. Correct the division statement for 364 / 8.

  6. Correct the division statement for 180 / 3.

  7. Division detective: 406 / 8 is shown as 51 R 6. What is wrong?

  8. Correct the division statement for 581 / 8.

  9. Correct the division statement for 255 / 7.

  10. Division detective: 291 / 9 is shown as 31 R 3. What is wrong?

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About this worksheet

Long Division Error Detective gives grade 4 students a focused page for a skill that parents and teachers often need as its own printable worksheet. Error analysis adds test-prep and teacher utility to the long-division catalog. Fourth graders need to validate the whole division statement, not only compute. The items rotate through several question types so the page is not just the same prompt with different numbers or words. Students check a proposed quotient and remainder, then correct it. Support versions keep the reading load, numbers, or choices friendlier while preserving the same thinking. Standard versions match everyday classroom practice. Challenge versions add a closer distractor, an extra reasoning step, or less familiar examples. Before answering, students should say what the question is asking, point to the evidence, and check that the answer fits the exact skill named in the title.

What your child will learn

  • Check quotients
  • Interpret remainders
  • Find division mistakes

Worked example

If 157 divided by 6 is written as 25 R 8, the remainder is too large, so the answer must be fixed.

Common mistake

Accepting a remainder that is greater than or equal to the divisor.

Helpful hint

Multiply quotient by divisor, then add the remainder.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with long division error detective?
Accepting a remainder that is greater than or equal to the divisor.
How can I help my child with long division error detective?
Multiply quotient by divisor, then add the remainder.
Are these 4th grade math worksheets free to print?
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