Why does my child struggle so much more with two-digit divisors?

Because the quotient digit is no longer a known fact. It has to be estimated, checked, and often revised. That guess-and-adjust cycle is new, and it's the whole point of this practice.

What size numbers are on the sheet?

Divisors from 11 to 25 with dividends of about three digits, six problems per page, each with room to show work. Every print is a fresh set.

5th grade long division with two-digit divisors

5th grade long division with two-digit divisors worksheets

These long division worksheets move fifth graders from one-digit to two-digit divisors. Divisors run from 11 to 25, so estimating the quotient digit (round 16 to 20, guess, check, adjust) becomes the real skill, with remainders written like 26 r2.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core 5.NBT.B.6.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Divide. Write the quotient above the bar. Use R for any remainder.

975 = 10 × + 0 ≤ < 10
Answer: 97
655 = 18 × + 0 ≤ < 18
Answer: 36
412 = 94 × + 0 ≤ < 94
Answer: 4

Every print pulls a fresh set of problems at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.

What's on a 5th grade sheet

The sample sheet above has 6 problems. Its answers run from 3 to 97.

Long division with two-digit divisors. Divide. Write the quotient above the bar. Use R for any remainder. 6 problems per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key after the problems.

How to teach this

Teach the estimate out loud: "418 divided by 16, call it 400 divided by 20, so try 2 in the tens place." Expect wrong first guesses; adjusting down by one is part of the method, not a mistake. Keep a small multiplication table nearby so checking 16 × 26 doesn't derail the division itself.

Watch for: Kids guess the quotient digit too high and hit a subtraction that won't work. Estimate with a rounded divisor first, then adjust down by one and retry. Kids divide by one digit of the divisor at a time. The divisor is one whole number, so 16 goes into 41 twice, not '1 into 4' and '6 into 1'.

Common questions about 5th grade long division with two-digit divisors

Why does my child struggle so much more with two-digit divisors?: Because the quotient digit is no longer a known fact. It has to be estimated, checked, and often revised. That guess-and-adjust cycle is new, and it's the whole point of this practice.
What size numbers are on the sheet?: Divisors from 11 to 25 with dividends of about three digits, six problems per page, each with room to show work. Every print is a fresh set.

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Aligned to Common Core 5.NBT.B.6. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated September 2026.

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