Long Division Worksheets Updated
We rounded out the school year with a taste of long division, which quickly exhausted the site’s light treatment of worksheets in this category. A few more fine tuned levels of difficulty, in addition to just a larger number of worksheets, have been added. Also, when we ran through several sheets here I noticed a large fraction of problems that had 1 as a divisor… Not exactly challenging for a division problem. These lightweights have been filtered out.
The answer keys for long division are especially helpful because they show the actual steps to solve the problem. Showing detailed answers to a long division problem is important given the number of different procedures and operations (and the corresponding opportunities to drive right off the road in the process of reaching the solution). The old Python logic that generates the long division answers worked in general cases, but was a little flaky in spots when multiple digits had to be brought down to satisfy the divisor in a step. It desperately needed refactoring, and the new solution is much more robust.
Significantly improved long division worksheets have been posted at the link below (or as usual, in the ‘Worksheets’ menu to the right), just in time for your summer review sessions!
Yea, good job I like it, divison is hard for my students. Make some more worksheets, I have all most used every one you have, keep it coming!
Comment by Mhs121bh32 — June 5, 2009 @ 9:42 am
Please add worksheets for doubles plus 1.
Comment by Della — July 2, 2009 @ 12:24 pm
Hi Della!
Try these! Division for Doubles Plus One
Thanks for using the site and for posting a comment!
Dad
Comment by Dad — July 13, 2009 @ 8:03 pm
First let me say that I’m not a teacher. I’m doing this for myself.
I’m 58 years old, and not long ago suffered a terrible brain injury.
All my life it’s burned me that I never mastered simple algebra. Well, of course to do algebra one has to have all the basic math functions down. To my chagrin I’d forgotten how to do most of it, down to simple multiplication. This is why I use your sheets.
Sometimes because of my impaired brain function it’s terribly frustrating, even doing the simple things. But day after day I keep at it.
I can’t thank you enough for making these worksheets available!!
Linda Waters
Comment by Linda Waters — August 2, 2009 @ 12:27 pm
Hi Linda -
I’m really glad to help, and very happy that you are recovering. I think we all forget a lot more than we imagine after we leave school, and adding a physical challenge on top of that would be a difficult road. There are days when my daughter comes home with something basic where I have to think carefully how to do it or explain it as it is.
Calculators and computers I think make all of us “math lazy” these days, even me. I’m trying to set the example for my kids for working out some problems on paper or in your head, but that calculator button is tempting. Your not giving in and just reaching for the “equals” button says a great deal about your strength of character.
You’re effort to get back on top of your math skills is truly inspiring!
God bless,
Dad
Comment by Dad — August 2, 2009 @ 10:28 pm