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Share the place values
1 · Learn
In 156 ÷ 3, share one hundred among three groups by exchanging it into ten tens. Together with five tens there are fifteen tens, giving five tens per group.
Six ones shared among three give two ones per group. Each group has 52. A short division layout can record the same reasoning without drawing every object.
2 · Worked example
I can also split 156 into 150 and 6. Dividing each by three gives 50 and 2.
3 · Your turn
Find 248 ÷ 4 and check with multiplication.
Check your answer
62; 62 × 4 = 248.
4 · Apply your learning
Use place-value counters to show the exchanges before practising exact short division with different divisors.
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