Our dd had to do this method last year, and I honestly don't remember how to do it I was completely confused by *why* the kids needed to do it this way, but my dd was able to explain the *how* to me - so if you can either ask the teacher or get an explanation from someone it's really not a tough concept, just a bit over-the-top for those of us who managed to survive school learning long division the old-fashioned way smile

BTW, my spouse and I went ahead and taught our dd how to do long-division the way we were taught, rather than learning how to do it this other way... and our dd thought our way was easier.. and oh my... did we get in trouble with her math teacher.... argh....

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