Divisor Example

Let’s look at an example, breaking it down step by step.

We’ll start with dividing two digits by one digit and eventually work our way up to dividing four digits by two digits.

We'll start with 95 ÷ 5.

	Your first step is to see how many 5s will fit into 9. One will fit, so you will subtract 5 from 9; 9 – 5 = 4. Place a 1 in the quotient, above the 9, to show that five fits into 9 one time:
	Bring down the 5 and place it next to the 4.
	Now see how many 5s will fit into 45; 9 x 5 = 45, so 5 goes into 45 nine times.
	Subtract 45 from 45, which is equal to 0.
	Place the 9 in the quotient, above the 5. Final answer: 95 ÷ 5 = 19