You've already learned to work division problems like this:
Remember that in division problems, there should be a digit in the answer for every digit below the division sign. In our division problem, the first part of 5,030 that we underline is 5. Then we underline the zero. Finally, we underline 30. Let's answer the problem.
The quotient, or answer, to 5,030 divided by 5 equals 1,006 (5,030 ÷ 5 = 1,006).
This time, we're going to work another division problem. This one has a remainder. Let's look at this new problem:
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What's the first part we underline? We underline 11. But 11 is not a multiple of 3. So we work the problem by changing the line under 11 into a division sign and writing the appropriate multiple of 3. Here's how it will look like:
What's the multiple of 3 that comes just before 11? It's 9. Now we divide 9 by 3 and get 3 (9 ÷ 3 = 3). Then we subtract 11 minus 9, which equals 2 (11 - 9 = 2). Our remainder is 2.
What do we do with our remainder? We regroup (carry) our remainder and write it small in front of our ones digit, like this:
The next problem we do is 24 divided by 3. We're working on a two-digit problem, but we don't have to write a zero. The digit 2 is not part of the original dividend under the division sign. That's why we don't have to write a zero in the answer. Let's divide 24 by 3, which gives us 8 (24 ÷ 3 = 8).
Finally we have a quotient! The quotient of 114 divided by 3 equals 38 (114 ÷ 3 = 38).
