Everybody's Daddy, Mother, Sister, Brother, Reunion, Celebration

Mnemonic Device

• Everybody's Daddy, Mother, Sister, Brother, Reunion, Celebration

Explanation

to remember the steps for long division.

• Estimate, Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring down, Redo (all steps), Check (by multiplying the quotient - plus any remainder times the divisor).
  • Students use compatible numbers to estimate the quotient.
  • Then - follow each step to complete the division.
  • ALWAYS check by multiplication to find the dividend.
  • Note: If it is a decimal number that repeats - it will never be the exact dividend but will round to the exact dividend.