Patrick Jmt: Arithmetic Basics: Long Division of Numbers

Remember long division from fifth grade? Use the same algorithm to divide polynomials. Learners develop a strategy for dividing polynomials using what they remember from dividing whole numbers.

Make the arithmetic connection. A helpful resource shows the steps of polynomial long division and shows how those steps are similar to arithmetic long division. Pupils watch several examples outlining the steps to divide polynomials...

Go ahead and divide as if nothing is missing. The video shows the long division process using a cubic polynomial with no missing terms being divided by a linear binomial. Pupils see how to write the remainder within the quotient.

Divide and conquer factoring. Learners see how dividing polynomials is similar to long division of numbers. Pupils learn how to use long division of polynomials to help find factors of higher degree polynomials. They then use their...

Figure out how to do a long division problem that has a resulting remainder. What happens with the remainder? Why not just divide it out to get a decimal value? Watch this video to see what the instructor does with the remainder in this...

A collective groan can be heard when long division is mentioned. Here's a step-by-step demonstration of how to divide a two digit number by a one digit number, with a remainder.

Learn how a trinomial is divided by a binomial in this long division problem. The instructor does a good job explaining all the steps necessary to solve this problem.

Watch this video lesson to learn how to do long division problems with decimals. You won't always be allowed to use a calculator! [2:18]

Easy to follow video tutorial provides an explanation and three examples on how to divide numbers involving decimals. [10:09]

In this video, three examples of multiplying numbers when decimals are present are shown. [9:49]