Max Maths, Year 6, Learn together, Dividing 3-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers (2)

In the Max Maths Year 6 curriculum, students learn to divide 3-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers through a step-by-step approach. Step 2 of the lesson involves identifying a multiple of the divisor, 24, that is less than the first part of the dividend, 144. The students are shown how to write the factor on the right side of their working area. For example, since 10 times 24 is too large, they try 5, which gives 24 times 5 equals 120, a suitable multiple. In Step 3, they subtract this multiple from 144, leaving a remainder to be further examined.

Step 4 reveals that only 24 remains after the subtraction, indicating the final factor is 1. Step 5 concludes this method by adding the factors together (10 + 5 + 1) to find the quotient, which is 16, demonstrating that 384 divided by 24 equals 16. An alternative method presented is long division. Step 1 starts with dividing 38 tens by 24, resulting in 1 ten with a remainder of 14 tens. Step 2 continues with dividing 144 ones by 24, which equals 6 ones with no remainder, confirming again that 384 divided by 24 is 16. This process is visually reinforced through the long division written format, illustrating each step of the division, the subtraction of multiples, and the placement of the quotient digits above the dividend.