Does McDonald’s Sell Cheese Burgers?

Imagine you met a woman who has never been to McDonald’s…

She might just wonder….

Does McDonald’s Sell Cheese Burgers?

Her question might sound silly… That sounds silly!!

…but it can help us with DIVISION! Say what?!

That’s right! If you’re having trouble with LONG DIVISION, all you have to remember is…

Does McDonald’s Sell Cheese Burgers?

You might be thinking, “But what does McDonald’s have to do with LONG DIVISION?”

That’s easy!!!

Let’s think about it this way…

Does McDonald’s Sell Cheese Burgers? I U U H R V L B E I I T T C N D I R K G E P A L C D Y T O W N

Each word in our question (Does McDonald’s Sell Cheese Burgers) represents one step in LONG DIVISION!! Does McDonald’s Sell Cheese Burgers? I U U H R V L B E I I T T C N D I R K G E P A L C D Y T O W N

So, if you can remember this… Does McDonald’s Sell Cheese Burgers?

Then you can do this…

LET’S GIVE IT A TRY!!!

Let’s start with an easy one: 6 78 What’s the first thing we do?

The first thing we do is DIVIDE! Does McDonald’s Serve Cheese Burgers? The first thing we do is DIVIDE!

Let’s Divide: 1 6 78 Since 6 goes into 7 just one time, we place a one above the 7. That was EASY!

But What’s Next?

The next thing we do is multiply! Does McDonald’s Serve Cheese Burgers? The next thing we do is multiply!

Since 1 times 6 is 6, we place a 6 below the 7. That was EASY! Let’s Multiply: 1 6 78 6 Since 1 times 6 is 6, we place a 6 below the 7. That was EASY!

But What’s Next?

The next thing we do is Subtract! Does McDonald’s Serve Cheese Burgers?  The next thing we do is Subtract!

Since 7 minus 6 is 1, we place a 1 below the 6. Let’s Subtract: 1 6 78 6 1 Since 7 minus 6 is 1, we place a 1 below the 6.

But What’s Next?

The next thing we do is Check our Work! Does McDonald’s Serve Cheese Burgers? The next thing we do is Check our Work!

Check your facts so far, and if they’re right… Let’s Check Our Work: 1 6 78 7 ÷ 6 = 1 1 X 6 = 6 7 – 6 = 1 6 1 Check your facts so far, and if they’re right…

The next thing we do is Bring Down! Does McDonald’s Serve Cheese Burgers? The next thing we do is Bring Down!

Let’s Bring Down: 1 6 78 6 1 8 Since our 8 doesn’t have anything under it (like the 7 does), we Bring It Down.

And Now We Start From the Beginning!

The first thing we do is DIVIDE! Does McDonald’s Serve Cheese Burgers? The first thing we do is DIVIDE!

Since 6 goes into 18 three times, we put a 3 above the 8. Let’s Divide: 1 3 6 78 6 1 8 Since 6 goes into 18 three times, we put a 3 above the 8.

The next thing we do is multiply! Does McDonald’s Serve Cheese Burgers? The next thing we do is multiply!

Since 3 times 6 is 18, we put an 18 below our first 18. Let’s Multiply: 1 3 6 78 6 1 8 1 8 Since 3 times 6 is 18, we put an 18 below our first 18.

The next thing we do is Subtract! Does McDonald’s Serve Cheese Burgers?  The next thing we do is Subtract!

Since 18 – 18 is 0, we put a 0 under the 18. Let’s Subtract: 1 3 6 78 6 1 8 1 8 Since 18 – 18 is 0, we put a 0 under the 18.

When you get to a ZERO, stop and…

Does McDonald’s Serve Cheese Burgers? Check our Work!

If all your facts are correct, then… Let’s Check Our Work: 1 3 6 78 6 1 8 1 8 If all your facts are correct, then…

...You’re done with your long division problem!!

So, just remember, if you’re having trouble with LONG DIVISION, all you have to remember is…

Does McDonald’s Sell Cheese Burgers?