Identify the divisor and the dividend to determine what you are being asked to divide. For example, in the problem 15 ÷ 3, you are being asked to divide 15 by 3.
Determine how many times 3 will go in to 15. Try to imagine a real example: if you have 15 apples, figure out how many groups of 3 apples you can get from those 15.
Identify your answer, or quotient. In the example 15 ÷ 3, the answer is 5.
Determine the remainder when the answer does not divide evenly. For example, in the problem 17 ÷ 3, follow steps Nos. 1-3, and identify how many you have left over. This is your remainder. In this case, the quotient is 5 with a remainder of 2.