Mnemonic Device:

• Everybody’s Daddy, Mother, Sister, Brother, Reunion, Celebration

Explanation: to remember the steps for long division.

• Estimate, Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring down, Redo (all steps), Check (by multiplying the quotient – plus any remainder times the divisor).
  • Students use compatible numbers to estimate the quotient.
  • Then – follow each step to complete the division.
  • ALWAYS check by multiplication to find the dividend.
  • Note: If it is a decimal number that repeats – it will never be the exact dividend but will round to the exact dividend.