4.NBT.B.6 — Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors.
Cluster: Use place value understanding and properties of operations
What this standard asks students to do
4.NBT.B.6 is a 4th grade Common Core standard in the Number & Operations in Base Ten strand. It asks students to: find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors. Teachers typically address it during the use place value understanding and properties of operations cluster, alongside the related standards listed below. FoxFish generates printable worksheets, auto-graded quizzes, and flashcard sets aligned to this standard in seconds.
Sample questions aligned to 4.NBT.B.6
- Example 1
672 ÷ 4 = ?
- Example 2
835 ÷ 7 = ? (state the remainder)
- Example 3
1,206 ÷ 6 = ?
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Common student mistakes
Build distractors and reteach prompts around the errors students actually make on this standard.
- 1Rushing to an answer without showing the work with pictures or manipulatives — 4th-grade students who skip this stage often can't debug their own errors.
- 2Mis-identifying what the prompt is actually asking. On 4.NBT.B.6, teachers see students latch onto surface keywords and pick the wrong operation.
- 3Applying a memorized procedure to a case where it doesn't fit — the classic number & operations in base ten trap when problems change form (e.g., 672 ÷ 4 = ?).
Teacher FAQ
What does 4.NBT.B.6 actually ask 4th-grade students to do?
Students are expected to find whole-number quotients and remainders with up. In the use place value understanding and properties of operations cluster this shows up when they solve problems and explain their reasoning. Full standard text: "Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors."
How long should we spend on 4.NBT.B.6 in a typical unit?
Plan 5–7 lessons of direct instruction plus ongoing spiral review; students in grades 3–5 usually need multiple exposures across a unit. FoxFish's generator lets you spin up fresh practice each day to keep the reps varied.
What does mastery of 4.NBT.B.6 look like on a quick check?
A student who's mastered 4.NBT.B.6 can find whole-number quotients and remainders with up on unfamiliar prompts, not just the exact examples they practiced. Try one item like: "1,206 ÷ 6 = ?" — if they explain their reasoning without prompting, they're solid.
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