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 * **D**oes(Divide)
 * M**cDonalds (Multiply)
 * S**ell (Subtract)
 * C**heese (Compare)
 * B**urgers (Bring Down) || [[image:Divide.gif width="180" height="180"]] ||


 * **D**addy (Divide)
 * M**other (Multiply)
 * S**ister (Subtract)
 * B**rother (Bring Down)
 * R**over (Repeat or Remainder) || [[image:divide-2.gif width="180" height="180"]] ||


 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide1.gif width="100" height="60"]] || 4 ÷ 25 = || The first number of the dividend is **divided** by the divisor.

Ask yourself... Can 25 fit into 4? NO ||
 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide2.gif width="100" height="60"]] ||  || Since 25 can not fit into 4, you place a 0 at the top of the hundreds place. ||


 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide3.gif width="100" height="100"]] || 25 × 0 = 0 || The answer from the first operation is **multiplied** by the divisor. The result is placed under the number divided into. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide4.gif width="100" height="100"]] || 4 – 0 = 4 || Now we **subtract** the bottom number from the top number. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide5.gif width="100" height="100"]] ||  || Bring down the next number of the dividend. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide6.gif width="100" height="100"]] || 42 ÷ 25 = 1 remainder 17 || **Divide** this number by the divisor. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide7.gif width="100" height="100"]] ||  || The whole number result is placed at the top. Any remainders are ignored at this point. ||


 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide8.gif width="100" height="150"]] || 25 × 1 = 25 || The answer from the above operation is **multiplied** by the divisor. The result is placed under the last number divided into. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide9.gif width="100" height="150"]] || 42 – 25 = 17 || Now we **subtract** the bottom number from the top number. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide10.gif width="100" height="150"]] ||  || Bring down the next number of the dividend. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide11.gif width="100" height="150"]] || 175 ÷ 25 = 7 remainder 0 || **Divide** this number by the divisor. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide12.gif width="100" height="150"]] ||  || The whole number result is placed at the top. Any remainders are ignored at this point. ||


 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide13.gif width="100" height="150"]] || 25 × 7 = 175 || The answer from the above operation is **multiplied** by the divisor. The result is placed under the number divided into. ||
 * [[image:http://www.mathsisfun.com/images/divide14.gif width="100" height="175"]] || 175 – 175 = 0 || Now we **subtract** the bottom number from the top number. ||
 * ||  || **There are no more numbers to bring down. The answer must be 17** ||