Long Division Worksheets

Twelve tall cells leave room for the full cycle: divide, multiply, subtract, bring down. Introduce the steps with a mnemonic your class already uses, such as Does McDonald's Sell Burgers, and keep it on the board. Ask for each subtraction to be written out, not done in the head. After the page, use the answer key, which prints the quotient above the bar in green, then re-check by multiplying quotient by divisor. Pair this with the Remainders switch when the clean version is steady.

Long division asks the child to carry out four small skills in a loop: estimate a digit, multiply, subtract, and bring down the next digit. It leans on times tables, so division facts must be quick. Typical trouble comes from skipping a zero in the quotient or lining the digits up wrongly. Dividing a three-digit number by a single digit comes before two-digit divisors and decimals. Because every problem is exact, a leftover at the end tells the child immediately that a step slipped.

Twelve problems with no remainders is the right start. Once the child can finish without help, switch Remainders on and see how they handle R. Twenty or thirty problems fit an older student who writes small. A way to vary the work: print a page, solve it, then use Missing number mode to practice finding a dividend or divisor from the quotient.

Why does the page default to twelve problems?

Each problem needs vertical room for three or four steps of subtraction. Twelve gives every problem a tall cell. Twenty fits once students write small and no longer need much space.

What do the divisors and dividends look like?

Divisors run from 2 to 9 and dividends have up to three digits. With Remainders off, each one divides exactly. That keeps early practice focused on the steps themselves, not on leftovers.

What should my child do if a problem does not come out even?

Check each multiplication and subtraction first, since a slip is the likely cause. The page has exact division with Remainders off, so a leftover means an error in one step.