Return-Path: <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id iAI3Xf615875; Wed, 17 Nov 2004 22:33:41 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 22:33:41 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <002101c4cd1e$ee9fa790$ba0a1845@DeepThought> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Woods" <woods@ncia.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-ld@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-LD:4495] Re: Long Division Help!!! X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 321 Lines: 8 Mag wrote: > Another way to think of division is repeated subtraction. In > 30/5, how many 5's can be subtracted from 30 until five can no longer be > taken away. Count up the minus signs. The number at the bottom, if not > 0, is the remainder. Any student who can subtract can divide. Jeanne Very elegant, Jeanne!
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