Identify how much short the divisor is to the power of 10.
Step 2:Split the dividend into 2 parts – Quotient and Remainder. The number of digits considered as the remainder is the same as the number of digits in the divisor.
Step 3:Multiply the first digit of the quotient with the number obtained from step 1. Add this to the unit’s digit of the quotient part (from step 2).
Step 4:Multiply the number obtained from step 3 with the number from step 1. Add this number to the Remainder part (from step 2).
Step 5:Now, check if the remainder is greater than or equal to the divisor. If yes, divide it again and add the new quotient part to the quotient. The remainder obtained now is the final remainder.
Let us see an example below:
Example: Divide 341 by 9
Step 1:Deficiency = 1
Step 2:Split 341 -> Quotient and Remainder
Step 3:Initial quotient = 3 (first digit of 341)
Step 4:Multiply 3 (initial quotient) by 1 (deficiency) = 3. Subtract 3 from 4 (next digit) = 1. Write 1 next to 3 (quotient so far is 31). Repeat for the last digit: Multiply 1 by 1 = 1. Subtract 1 from 1 (last digit) = 0.
Step 5:Final quotient = 37, Remainder = 8
Practise it: division is multiplication in reverse, so drill the facts in our free multiplication game.