What is the first step to solving the division problem below?

Question

825 divided by 15
Divide 15 into 82 to get 5.
Divide 15 into 82 to get 6.
Multiply 15 by 5 to get 75.
Multiply 15 by 6 to get 80.

Answer 1

The first step to solving the division problem 825 divided by 15 is to divide 15 into 82 to get 5.

This is the correct approach because 82 is the first two digits of 825, and we first determine how many times 15 can go into 82 before considering the next digit.