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Long division

This is the traditional way of doing long division sums, which you may have been taught at school. It doesn't look much fun, but it's not so bad. Give it a go.

Have a look at the sum:
8 640 ÷ 15

Long division - step 1Long division - step 2Long division - step 3Long division - step 4

8 640 ÷ 15 = 576


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