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The document describes the "Family Method" for solving division problems in 3 steps. It uses the terms Father, Mother, Sister, and Brother to represent the steps of finding the closest multiple of the divisor, multiplying it by the divisor, subtracting it from the dividend, and bringing down the next digit. An example of using this method to divide 711 by 3 is shown step-by-step.

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On Division

The document describes the "Family Method" for solving division problems in 3 steps. It uses the terms Father, Mother, Sister, and Brother to represent the steps of finding the closest multiple of the divisor, multiplying it by the divisor, subtracting it from the dividend, and bringing down the next digit. An example of using this method to divide 711 by 3 is shown step-by-step.

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DIVISION

Class III
VOCABULARY
•Dividend

•Divisor

•Quotient

•Remainder
How do you solve a division
problem?

 Solving a division problem is a step by step


process

 The method we will learn today is based the


words for the people in our families.

 They are:

Father Mother Sister Brother


The “Family” Method

Father = Find

Mother = Multiply

Sister = Subtract

Brother = Bring Down


Father

 Father stands for find

 Start by looking at the first number in the dividend

 Find the multiple of the divisor that comes closest


to that number, without going higher

 Use your knowledge of math facts, or a


multiplication grid
Father = find the number closet to the first digit

2
3 711

• In the 3’s, the number


closest to 7, but not
more than 7, is 6
• The other factor is 2
• Put a 2 above the 7
Mother = multiply the number that is the
factor that you found times the divisor
2
• You found 2, multiply 3 711
it times the divisor, 3 6
• 2 times 3 equals 6
2X3=6

• Put a 6 under the 7


Sister = subtract the number you got by
multiplying the divisor,
from the number in the dividend

• You got a 6 when you multiplied 2


• Subtract 6 from 7
3 711
–6
• 7–6=1 1
• The difference must be smaller than the divisor!!!
Brother = bring down the next number,
from the number in the dividend

2
3 1
711
• Bring down the next number in –6
the dividend
11
• The new number you have is 11

• Now start over again with Father for the ten’s


Now, let’s do the second step

23
• Father: 9 is the closest multiple,
the other factor you found is 3 3 1
711
–6
• Mother: 3 X 3 = 9, put a 9 under
the 11 11
• Sister: subtract 9 from 11 –9
11- 9 = 2 21
• Brother: bring down the 1
Now, let’s do the last step
2 37
• Father: 21 is the closest 3 1
711
multiple, the other factor is 7
–6
• Mother: 7 X 3 = 21, put 21 under
the 21 11
–9
• Sister: subtract 21 from 21
21- 21 = 0 21
• Brother: nothing’s left, you’re done!
– 21
0

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