Year 3 Maths · Division
Year 3 division worksheet
Division can ask how many objects belong in each group or how many groups can be made. This resource gives both meanings a concrete setting, then connects division with a multiplication check. Every collection divides exactly so attention stays on the meaning of the groups.
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What you'll practise
A method to use
- Decide whether the question gives the number of groups or the size of each group.
- Share equally or circle groups of the stated size. Count what the question asks for.
- Multiply the result by the divisor to check that you recover the original total.
See a worked example
Share 12 counters equally between 3 children.
- Give each child the same number of counters.
- 12 ÷ 3 = 4 counters each; 3 × 4 returns the original 12.
A mistake to watch for
The answer needs a label. Four bags and four objects in each bag are different meanings, even when the same division calculation is used.
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1. Share these 15 counters equally into 3 groups. How many counters are in each group?
2. Complete: 24 ÷ 6 = ___
3. Put 20 biscuits into bags of 5. How many bags can be filled?
4. Share 18 stickers equally between 2 friends. How many stickers does each friend receive?
5. There are 4 teams with the same number of players. Together they have 28 players. How many players are in a team?
6. Lee says 16 ÷ 4 = 12 because 16 − 4 = 12. What is the quotient? Explain how to check it.
Answer key and worked solutions
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- 5 counters
15 ÷ 3 = 5 counters per group. Three groups of 5 use all 15 counters.
- 4
There are four groups of 6 in 24, because 4 × 6 = 24.
- 4 bags
Count groups of 5: 5, 10, 15, 20. Four bags can be filled.
- 9 stickers
Half of 18 is 9. Two equal shares of 9 make 18.
- 7 players
Find the equal team size: 28 ÷ 4 = 7. Four sevens total 28.
- 4
Division asks how many fours fit in 16, not what remains after taking away one four. The quotient is 4; check 4 × 4 = 16.
For parents and teachers
Ask your child to tell the story with counters before writing a division sign. Compare questions that ask for groups with those that ask for objects in a group. In the last question, multiplication gives a useful way to explain the mistake without simply stating that an answer is wrong.
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