CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.B.2
The Standard
Fluently divide multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm.
Common Core State Standards for Mathematics · The Number System
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students find quotients for whole-number dividends and divisors using long division. They estimate each quotient digit, multiply, subtract, bring down, and check the result with multiplication.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can solve problems such as 7,488 ÷ 24 accurately and without unnecessary steps. They can check that 312 × 24 equals 7,488 and explain each division step.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may place a quotient digit over the wrong dividend digit or omit a zero in the quotient. They may bring down a digit before subtracting. Some accept a remainder equal to or greater than the divisor.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Solve 8,736 ÷ 24 with long division, then verify the quotient by multiplication.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Use place-value disks and a division mat to model 1,248 ÷ 12, then connect each move to a long-division step.
Compare two worked solutions for 6,048 ÷ 24, identify the incorrect quotient, and explain where the first error occurs.
Play Quotient Digit Match: students pair division-step cards with the best next quotient digit, then justify each choice.
Have students find how many 48-item cartons hold 9,360 items, show long division, and check the answer by multiplication.
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Where This Standard Sits
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Before This Standard
If students are struggling here, check these first.
- CCSS.Math.Content.5.NBT.B.6
Standard algorithm fluency depends on place-value division, multiplication facts, and interpreting remainders developed through earlier multi-digit division strategies.
- CCSS.Math.Content.5.NBT.B.5
Division algorithm steps require choosing quotient digits and multiplying the divisor to check each place-value step.
- CCSS.Math.Content.4.NBT.A.1
Understanding each place as ten times the next supports regrouping and correct quotient placement in multi-digit division.
What This Unlocks
Mastery here sets students up for these next.
- CCSS.Math.Content.7.NS.A.2d
Long division of numerator by denominator relies on the same multi-digit division steps, extended with decimal remainders and repeating patterns.
- CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.B.3
Decimal division uses the same multi-digit division steps, with added place-value and decimal-point reasoning.
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