2-Digit / 1-Digit Short Division

What is short division?

• Short division (bus stop method) divides one digit at a time.
• Draw the bus stop shape: the divisor sits outside, the number inside.
• Work from left to right.
• Divide each digit. If there is a remainder, carry it to the next digit.
• Write the answer on top.

Example: 84 / 4

Let us try: 96 / 3

• Write 3 outside. Write 96 inside.
• Tens: 3 into 9 = 3. Write 3 on top. No remainder.
• Ones: 3 into 6 = 2. Write 2 on top.
• Answer: 96 / 3 = 32.
• Each step is just one small division.

Now try these yourself

• 68 / 2 = ? (2 into 6, then 2 into 8)
• 93 / 3 = ? (3 into 9, then 3 into 3)
• 72 / 4 = ? (4 into 7 = 1 r 3, carry 3 to make 32, 4 into 32 = 8)
• Remember: if a digit does not divide evenly, carry the remainder.