Some division problems have zero in the quotient, or answer. Look at this problem:
Let's find out the parts of 4,020 that we underlined. First, we underlined 4, and then we underlined zero. Lastly, we underlined 20. Now let's find the answer. First, we have 4 divided by 4, which equals 1 (4 ÷ 4 = 1). So we write 1 above the 4 in the thousands place. Zero divided by four equals zero (0 ÷ 4 = 0), so we write a zero above the zero in the hundreds place. Next, 20 divided by 4 equals 5 (20 ÷ 4 = 5). Before we write 5 in the answer, we first put a zero above the 2 in the tens place. Your equation now looks like this:
Remember, there should usually be a digit in the answer for every digit below the division sign.
Here's another division problem that has zero in the quotient:
Let's write the problem for the thousands digit of the answer. We have 5 divided by 2. What's the correct multiple for 2? It's 4. So the answer equals 2. Let's put the remainder 1 beside the hundreds digit. Our problem now looks like this:
Next, we divide 10 by 2, and we get 5. Remember, we never write a zero when the two-digit number is made up of a remainder. Now let's write the problem for the next digit of the answer: 12 divided by 2. This two-digit problem is not made up of a remainder, so we have to write a zero in the tens place. Now, 12 divided by 2 equals 6 (12 ÷ 2 = 6). Our solution looks like this:
