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Lesson 4: Divide three- and four-digit dividends by two-digit divisors resulting in two- and three-digit quotients, reasoning about the decomposition of successive remainders in each place value.

In this Grade 5 Eureka Math lesson, students learn to divide three- and four-digit dividends by two-digit divisors to find two- and three-digit quotients, using place value strategies to decompose successive remainders across hundreds, tens, and ones. The lesson builds understanding of the standard division algorithm by having students reason about regrouping units — for example, renaming remaining tens as ones — to work through problems like 590 ÷ 17 and 887 ÷ 27. Students also practice checking their quotients using multiplication, reinforcing the inverse relationship between division and multiplication.

Section 1

Decomposing Remainders in Long Division

Property

When dividing, a remainder from a higher place value is decomposed (regrouped) and combined with the digits in the next lower place value.
A remainder of RR in one place value becomes 10×R10 \times R in the place value to its right before the next division step.

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Chapter 12: Partial Quotients and Multi-Digit Whole Number Division

  1. Lesson 1

    Lesson 1: Divide two- and three-digit dividends by multiples of 10 with single-digit quotients, and make connections to a written method.

  2. Lesson 2

    Lesson 2: Divide two- and three-digit dividends by two-digit divisors with single-digit quotients, and make connections to a written method.

  3. Lesson 3

    Lesson 3: Divide two- and three-digit dividends by two-digit divisors with single-digit quotients, and make connections to a written method.

  4. Lesson 4Current

    Lesson 4: Divide three- and four-digit dividends by two-digit divisors resulting in two- and three-digit quotients, reasoning about the decomposition of successive remainders in each place value.

  5. Lesson 5

    Lesson 5: Divide three- and four-digit dividends by two-digit divisors resulting in two- and three-digit quotients, reasoning about the decomposition of successive remainders in each place value.

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Section 1

Decomposing Remainders in Long Division

Property

When dividing, a remainder from a higher place value is decomposed (regrouped) and combined with the digits in the next lower place value.
A remainder of RR in one place value becomes 10×R10 \times R in the place value to its right before the next division step.

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Chapter 12: Partial Quotients and Multi-Digit Whole Number Division

  1. Lesson 1

    Lesson 1: Divide two- and three-digit dividends by multiples of 10 with single-digit quotients, and make connections to a written method.

  2. Lesson 2

    Lesson 2: Divide two- and three-digit dividends by two-digit divisors with single-digit quotients, and make connections to a written method.

  3. Lesson 3

    Lesson 3: Divide two- and three-digit dividends by two-digit divisors with single-digit quotients, and make connections to a written method.

  4. Lesson 4Current

    Lesson 4: Divide three- and four-digit dividends by two-digit divisors resulting in two- and three-digit quotients, reasoning about the decomposition of successive remainders in each place value.

  5. Lesson 5

    Lesson 5: Divide three- and four-digit dividends by two-digit divisors resulting in two- and three-digit quotients, reasoning about the decomposition of successive remainders in each place value.