How to divide in math

Dividing numbers is a fundamental math skill that you will use throughout your life. Whether you are dividing a check at a restaurant or trying to find out how many pieces of candy to divide between friends, division is an essential tool. This tutorial will teach you everything you need to know about division, from the basics of long division to more advanced concepts like remainders and decimals.

The first thing you need to know about division is what it means. Division is simply the process of breaking a number into smaller parts. For example, if you have 12 candy bars and want to divide them equally between 3 people, each person would get 4 candy bars (12 divided by 3 equals 4).

To divide larger numbers, you can use a process called long division. Long division is a bit more complicated than just dividing two numbers in your head, but it is still relatively simple once you understand the steps. To do long division, you will need a few things:

-A pencil and paper
-The number you are dividing (the dividend)
-The number you are dividing by (the divisor)
-A calculator (optional)

Once you have gathered these items, you are ready to begin. The first step is to write down the dividend and divisor on your paper. Above the dividend, draw a line. On the left side of the line, write a zero; this will be your starting point. Now, divide the first digit of the dividend by the divisor. Write this answer below the line directly to the right of where you wrote the zero (do not include any remainders at this point).

Next, take the second digit of the dividend (to the right of what you just divided) and multiply it by the answer to your previous division problem. Write this product below the line directly to the right of where you wrote down your previous answer. Subtract this new number from what is now considered your “current” dividend (i.e., what’s left of your original number after subtracting away everything that’s been divided so far). Write this difference directly below where you did your subtraction; if there is no remainder, simply put a dash (-) in its place. This new number becomes your next “dividend.”
Now repeat these steps – divide what’s on top by what’s on bottom, multiply that answer by another digit from above, subtract that product from what remains as your “current” dividend – until there are no more digits left in your original number! The final answer will be whatever is left on top after all divisions have been completed; if there was no remainder at any point during long division, then this final answer will be our quotient!