3rd Grade Understanding Division Worksheet (PDF)

3rd Grade math worksheet: Understanding Division – Maths PDF

This division meaning worksheet for 3rd Grade covers understanding division (Common Core 3.OA.A.2, 3.OA.A.4, 3.OA.B.6), with a free PDF to print.

Division meaning worksheet (3rd Grade) – first page of the printable PDF
These 20 problems practice the meaning of division (Common Core 3.OA.A.2, 3.OA.A.4, and 3.OA.B.6). Students tell sharing from grouping, rewrite division as a missing factor, and find unknown numbers in multiplication and division equations. The last six problems are multi-step word problems with money and measurements.

Grade 3 · Common Core State Standards: 3.OA.A.2, 3.OA.A.4, 3.OA.B.6

Division meaning worksheet: exercises 1 to 10

Exercise 1 – Sharing or grouping?

Tell whether each story shows sharing or grouping.

  1. Fifteen apples are put 3 in each bag.
  2. Fifteen apples are shared equally among 3 friends.

Exercise 2 – Counters in boxes

Write a division equation to find how many counters are in each box. There are 12 counters in all.

12 counters in 3 equal boxes.

Exercise 3 – Boxes of five

Fifteen dots are put in boxes of 5. Write a division equation for the number of boxes.

15 dots in boxes of 5.

Exercise 4 – Apple baskets

Write a division equation and solve. Twenty apples are packed equally into 4 baskets. How many apples are in each basket?

Exercise 5 – Write the partner

Write a multiplication equation with an unknown that matches \(28 \div 7 = ?\). Then solve it.

Exercise 6 – Find the missing factor

Find the unknown number: \(3 \times ? = 27\).

Exercise 7 – Columns in an array

An array has 24 squares in 4 equal rows. Write a division equation to find the number of squares in each row.

24 squares in 4 rows.

Exercise 8 – Use a multiplication fact

Use the fact \(5 \times 9 = 45\) to find \(45 \div 5\).

Exercise 9 – Missing total

Find the unknown number: \(? \div 4 = 7\).

Exercise 10 – Missing divisor

Find the unknown number: \(30 \div ? = 6\).

Exercises 11 and up

Exercise 11 – Tape diagram of ribbons

Find the unknown part. The tape diagram shows 72 split into 8 equal parts.

72????????
72 split into 8 equal parts.

Exercise 12 – Equation with the unknown first

Find the number that makes the equation true: \(5 = ? \div 3\).

Exercise 13 – Jumps of eight

A skater makes equal jumps of 8 feet to reach 32 feet. Write a division equation for the number of jumps.

08162432+8+8+8+8
Jumps of 8 feet.

Exercise 14 – True or false?

Tell whether \(63 \div 9 = 7\) is true. Check with multiplication.

Exercise 15 – Stickers on pages

Solve. Aisha has 45 stickers. She puts the same number of stickers on each of 5 pages. How many stickers are on each page?

Exercise 16 – Vans for a field trip

Solve. A school has 42 students going on a field trip. Each van holds 6 students. How many vans are needed?

Exercise 17 – Peach crates

Solve. A farmer packs 54 peaches equally into 6 crates. Then 2 peaches are taken out of each crate. How many peaches are in each crate now?

Exercise 18 – Bead bracelets

Solve. Mei has 36 beads. She uses the same number of beads on each of 4 bracelets. Each bracelet needs 12 beads. How many more beads does she need for each bracelet?

Exercise 19 – Ribbon pieces

Solve. Noah has 72 inches of ribbon. He cuts it into pieces that are each 9 inches long. Then he uses 3 pieces for a craft. How many pieces are left?

Exercise 20 – Cookie boxes

Solve. A bake sale has 64 cookies. The cookies are packed 8 to a box, and each box sells for $5. How much money is made if all the boxes are sold?

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Key facts behind this division meaning worksheet

Key facts
  • Division finds the size of each group or the number of groups.
  • In 24 ÷ 4 = 6, the 24 is the dividend, the 4 is the divisor, and the 6 is the quotient.
  • Dividing 42 by 6 asks: 6 times what number makes 42?
  • An unknown can be in any spot, as in 8 × ? = 48, ? ÷ 3 = 5, or 24 ÷ ? = 8.
  • Check any division answer by multiplying the quotient by the divisor.

How to use this division meaning worksheet

Work through the exercises in order: they go from simple to challenging. Write every step on paper, then compare with the solutions page and redo any exercise you missed the next day.

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