Write the answer clearly 917 ÷ 6 = 152∙8333… This answer is a recurring decimal. Use short division to work out 73 ÷ 5. There will be a remainder because 73 is not a multiple of 5.

If the number you are dividing by (this is called the divisor) is a single digit number, you can use a method called short division. Sometimes division calculations involve numbers that are too ...