Math Drills

Division by 2-Digit Numbers Review

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What this worksheet covers

Grade: Grade 4 (Elementary School)
Topic: Division by 2-Digit Numbers

Column division by a two-digit number turns on estimating the quotient. Cases with and without a remainder are practiced for 2-digit and 3-digit dividends in column and horizontal form, and after Fill in the Blank and word problems the work widens to Large Numbers and Buying in Bulk for Less.

Estimating the trial quotient too high leaves too little to subtract from and the work stalls, over and over. Too low, and the remainder ends up at least as large as the divisor, which the finished answer shows at a glance. Setting the quotient one digit short piles on top of this.

The instinct for estimating an answer with rounded numbers actually begins here, before Rounding Numbers ever names it. The divisor grows from a single digit to two, and guessing a trial quotient and checking it becomes a step of its own for the first time. What makes that possible is the column procedure already set in Division (÷ 1-Digit Number).

2-Digit ÷ 2-Digit · Word Problems (Quotient Only)2 questions
2-Digit ÷ 2-Digit · Word Problems (With a Remainder)1 question
3-Digit ÷ 2-Digit · Word Problems (Quotient Only)2 questions
3-Digit ÷ 2-Digit · Word Problems (With a Remainder)1 question

Questions & answers

Problems and answers on this worksheet

These are the problems in “Division by 2-Digit Numbers”, shown with their answers.

(1)Sam, the snack helper, baked 56 cookies. If they are shared equally among 14 classmates, how many cookies will 1 person get? Answer □
Answer: 4cookies
(2)Olivia, the helper at school, received 48 notebooks. If they are shared equally among 12 group members, how many notebooks will 1 person get? Answer □
Answer: 4notebooks
(3)At school, Liam, the stationery helper, received 59 pencils. If they are shared equally among 14 group members, how many will 1 person get, and how many will be left over? Answer □R□
Answer: 4pencils, 3pencils
(4)While playing at the park, Hannah brought 568 marbles. If she puts 71 into each bag, how many bags can she make? Answer □
Answer: 8bags
(5)Noah at the farm picked 456 oranges. If he puts 76 into each box, how many boxes can he make? Answer □
Answer: 6boxes
(6)At a birthday party, Hannah prepared 487 candies. If she puts 64 into each bag, how many bags can she make, with how many candies left over? Answer □R□
Answer: 7bags, 39candies

What to do next

2-Digit ÷ 2-Digit2-Digit ÷ 2-Digit Column Calculation (Divides Evenly)

Next unit: Rounding Numbers

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