A good thing to remember about the dividend is that each digit may have an answer above it. To avoid confusion, we underline the digits as we solve them. Now we know where to place the answer.
Look at this problem:
Dividing 8 by 5 equals 1 with a remainder of 3. We write the 3 before the hundreds digit, which is zero.
Notice that even if the original dividend has only a zero for the second digit, the remainder from the first problem, 3, turned the zero into a two-digit number. This gives us 30 divided by 5, which equals 6 (30 ÷ 5 = 6) with no remainder. Write 6 above the zero in the hundreds place.
The next problem to solve is a bit trickier. We know that 30 divided by 5 equals 6. The tens and ones digits of the dividend can be solved together. But know this: if you solve for two digits together, and neither of them is a remainder carried over, then the answer should have a zero before it, like this:
Remember that most digits of the dividend have to have an answer written above them. Solving two digits at a time instead of one is OK, but remember to put a zero before the answer!
