Isn't long division a 5th grade skill? Why practice it in 6th?

Fifth grade introduces it; the sixth grade standard asks for fluency. A page of six problems, a few times a week, is how the method stops needing effort.

How should answers with leftovers be written?

With an r, like 26 r2. If your child's class has moved to decimal quotients, you can still use these sheets and convert the remainder together as an extension.

6th grade long division with two-digit divisors

6th grade long division with two-digit divisors worksheets

Sixth grade is where multi-digit division becomes fluent. These sheets keep two-digit divisors between 11 and 25 so your child can practice the full estimate-multiply-subtract cycle. It's the same division they'll lean on for ratios, rates, and decimal work all year.

Free printable PDF worksheet, aligned to Common Core 6.NS.B.2.

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The kind of problems you'll get

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

355 = 17 × + 0 ≤ < 17
Answer: 20
250 = 11 × + 0 ≤ < 11
Answer: 22
332 = 20 × + 0 ≤ < 20
Answer: 16

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 6th grade sheet

The sample sheet above has 6 problems. Its answers run from 1 to 25. On the 5th grade sample they run from 3 to 97. This sheet is aligned to 6.NS.B.2. The 5th grade sheet is aligned to 5.NBT.B.6.

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

Time nothing at first. Accuracy with two-digit divisors comes before speed. Have your child write the estimate next to each bracket before dividing, then verify one finished problem by multiplying back. If errors cluster in the subtraction step, that's the thing to drill, not the division.

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 6th grade long division with two-digit divisors

Isn't long division a 5th grade skill? Why practice it in 6th?: Fifth grade introduces it; the sixth grade standard asks for fluency. A page of six problems, a few times a week, is how the method stops needing effort.
How should answers with leftovers be written?: With an r, like 26 r2. If your child's class has moved to decimal quotients, you can still use these sheets and convert the remainder together as an extension.

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Aligned to Common Core 6.NS.B.2. Reviewed by the One more sheet team. Content version 241, updated September 2026.

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