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Year 6 · Arithmetic skills · Skill 6A

Skill 6A: Short division with no remainders

Use the bus stop method to divide 4-digit numbers by a single digit exactly.

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Worked examples

Short division (the bus stop method) is for dividing by a single digit. Divide one digit at a time and carry any remainder to the next digit.

Example 1

Dividing a 4-digit number by 6

5,376 ÷ 6

  1. Set out the bus stop with 6 outside and 5,376 inside. Divide one digit at a time, starting on the left.
    896
    65535736
    1. 5 ÷ 6 = 0, remainder 5. Carry 5 to the next digit.
    2. 5 carried over with 3 makes 53. 53 ÷ 6 = 8, remainder 5. Carry 5 to the next digit.
    3. 5 carried over with 7 makes 57. 57 ÷ 6 = 9, remainder 3. Carry 3 to the next digit.
    4. 3 carried over with 6 makes 36. 36 ÷ 6 = 6.
  3. There is nothing left over, so 5,376 ÷ 6 = 896. Check by multiplying: 896 × 6 = 5,376.

Answer: 896

Example 2

A zero in the answer

4,872 ÷ 8

  1. Set out the bus stop with 8 outside and 4,872 inside. Divide one digit at a time, starting on the left.
    609
    8448772
    1. 4 ÷ 8 = 0, remainder 4. Carry 4 to the next digit.
    2. 4 carried over with 8 makes 48. 48 ÷ 8 = 6.
    3. 7 ÷ 8 = 0, remainder 7. Carry 7 to the next digit.
    4. 7 carried over with 2 makes 72. 72 ÷ 8 = 9.
  3. There is nothing left over, so 4,872 ÷ 8 = 609. Check by multiplying: 609 × 8 = 4,872.

Answer: 609

Top tips

  • Write out the times table for the divisor first if it helps.
  • Each remainder becomes a small carried digit in front of the next digit.
  • Check with the inverse: multiply the answer by the divisor.

Watch out for

  • Putting a carried digit in the wrong place.
  • Leaving out a 0 in the answer when a digit cannot be divided.

Try some questions

These are from the worksheet. Work each one out, then open it to check.

  1. 4,872 ÷ 3 =
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    1,624

  2. 9,464 ÷ 8 =
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    1,183

  3. 9,408 ÷ 6 =
    Show the answer

    1,568

  4. 8,715 ÷ 5 =
    Show the answer

    1,743

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