Short Division Worksheets (Bus Stop Method)

Short division, often called the bus stop method, is the formal written method for dividing by a one-digit number. It is taught in Year 5 with numbers up to four digits: the number being divided sits under the bus stop and each remainder is carried to the next digit.

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Short Division

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Use the bus stop method. Write any remainder.

1.71759
2.35636
3.58078
4.33363
5.92144
6.61437
7.52422
8.44899
9.86374
10.95118
11.87972
12.34220
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Answer keyShort Division

Use the bus stop method. Write any remainder.

1.251r271759
2.1878r235636
3.1615r358078
4.112133363
5.238r292144
6.239r361437
7.484r252422
8.1224r344899
9.796r686374
10.568r695118
11.996r487972
12.1406r234220
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What's on this worksheet

Four-digit numbers divided by 2 to 9 in the bus stop layout. Some divide exactly and some leave a remainder. Each sheet comes with an answer key on a separate page.

Teaching tips

  • Carry each remainder as a small digit in front of the next digit inside the bus stop.
  • Check answers with multiplication, adding on any remainder.
  • Year 6 pupils can write remainders as fractions or decimals as well as with r.

How to use this worksheet maker

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National Curriculum: Year 5: divide numbers up to 4 digits by a one-digit number using the formal written method of short division and interpret remainders appropriately.