Allegra James

and Larry Wershbale

Media Design and Production
ISTC 665
Dividing these 16 apples
into 4 equal groups,
gives you 4 groups that
have 4 apples in each of
the groups:



What are you doing when
you divide?
When you divide, you
are trying to split
something into equally
numbered groups

Take these 16 apples:


Division by One-digit Divisors
Today you will learn how to divide a
three-digit dividend by a one-digit
divisor, to get a quotient without a
remainder
Lets review these terms
What are the parts of a
division problem?
The dividend is the number you are dividing
The divisor is the number you are dividing by
The quotient is the evenly divided result
The remainder is what is left over that cannot
be evenly divided
When we write the problem
like this:
136 5 = 27 r 1
136
is the
dividend
5
is the
divisor
27
is the
quotient
1
is the
remainder
When writing it like this:
136, the
dividend,
moves here
5, the
divisor,
moves
to here
27, the
quotient,
stays
here
1 is the
remainder
136 5
27 r 1
How do you solve a
division problem?
Solving a division problem is a step by step
process

The method we will learn today is based the
words for the people in our families.

They are:
Father Mother Sister Brother
The Family Method
Father = Find
Mother = Multiply
Sister = Subtract
Brother = Bring Down

Father
Father stands for find

Start by looking at the first number in the dividend

Find the multiple of the divisor that comes closest
to that number, without going higher

Use your knowledge of math facts, or a
multiplication grid

711 3
Father = find the number closet to the first digit
In the 3s, the number
closest to 7, but not
more than 7, is 6
The other factor is 2
6
Put a 2 above the 7
2
2
Mother = multiply the number that is the
factor that you found times the divisor
You found 2, multiply
it times the divisor, 3
2 times 3 equals 6
2 X 3 = 6
Put a 6 under the 7
711 3
2
6
Sister = subtract the number you got by
multiplying the divisor,
from the number in the dividend
You got a 6 when you multiplied
Subtract 6 from 7
711 3
2
6
7 6 = 1

1
The difference must be smaller than the divisor!!!
Brother = bring down the next number,
from the number in the dividend
Bring down the next number in
the dividend
The new number you have is 11
Now start over again with Father for the tens
711 3
2
6

1 1
1
Now, lets do the second step
Father: 9 is the closest multiple,
the other factor you found is 3
Mother: 3 X 3 = 9, put a 9 under
the 11
Sister: subtract 9 from 11
11- 9 = 2
711 3
2
6

1
1
1
Brother: bring down the 1
3
9

2 1
Now, lets do the last step
Father: 21 is the closest
multiple, the other factor is 7
Mother: 7 X 3 = 21, put 21 under
the 21
Sister: subtract 21 from 21
21- 21 = 0
Brother: nothings left, youre done!
711 3
2
6

1
1
1
3
9

2 1
21
0
7
864 4
2
8

6
6
Now, lets practice!
Father
Mother
Sister
Brother
0
2
4 8
Now, lets do the second step
Father
Mother
Sister
864 4
2
8

0
6
6
Brother
1
4

2 4
4
Now, lets do the last step
Father
Mother
Sister
Brother
864 4
2
8

0
6
6
1
4

2 4
24
0
6
Finish the rest of the worksheet
Homework: probs. 1-10, p. 64 in text
Go to this icon on the class
computers for extra practice if you have
free time
Look for the same icon on the class
website for practice at home
What do I do with division now?