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Grade 3Common Core (CCSS) · Math: number sense

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Short division · 8-10 years

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Worked example

16 ÷ 4 = 4
  1. Goal: calculate 96 ÷ 4.
  2. In short division, start on the left. Divide the 9 tens by 4 first. Write the answer below the line in the same column.
  3. 9 ÷ 4 = 2 with remainder 1. Write 2 below the tens. The remaining ten becomes 10 ones: write a small 1 before the ones digit 6. You now have 16 ones to divide.
  4. 16 ÷ 4 = 4. Write 4 below the ones and cross out the small 1 because the remainder has now been included. The answer is 24.
  5. Check: 24 × 4 = 96. There is no remainder.
Example: how to solve it
1.

Calculate: 15 ÷ 3 =

2.

12 plants are arranged in 2 equal rows. How many plants are in each row? Answer with the correct unit.

3.

Calculate: 20 ÷ 4 =

4.

20 pages are read over 4 days, the same number each day. How many pages are read per day? Answer with the correct unit.

5.

Calculate: 10 ÷ 2 =

6.

9 pupils are split into 3 equal teams. How many pupils are in each team? Answer with the correct unit.

7.

Calculate: 12 ÷ 3 =

8.

24 liters of juice are shared equally among 4 containers. How many liters go in each container? Answer with the correct unit.

9.

Calculate: 16 ÷ 2 =

10.

A club pays 45 kr for 5 equally priced shirts. What does one shirt cost? Answer with the correct unit.

11.

Calculate: 28 ÷ 4 =

12.

12 bottles are packed equally into 2 boxes. How many bottles are in each box? Answer with the correct unit.

13.

Calculate: 32 ÷ 4 =

14.

24 apples are shared equally between 3 baskets. How many apples go in each basket? Answer with the correct unit.

15.

Calculate: 24 ÷ 4 =

16.

A 45 km hike is split into 5 equal stages. How long is each stage? Answer with the correct unit.

17.

Calculate: 18 ÷ 3 =

18.

A 27 minute practice is split into 3 equal sessions. How many minutes does each session last? Answer with the correct unit.

19.

Calculate: 30 ÷ 5 =

20.

Lina pays 20 kr for 5 equally priced books. What does one book cost? Answer with the correct unit.

Answer key

  1. 1. 5
  2. 2. 6 plants
  3. 3. 5
  4. 4. 5 pages
  5. 5. 5
  6. 6. 3 pupils
  7. 7. 4
  8. 8. 6 l
  9. 9. 8
  10. 10. 9 kr
  11. 11. 7
  12. 12. 6 bottles
  13. 13. 8
  14. 14. 8 apples
  15. 15. 6
  16. 16. 9 km
  17. 17. 6
  18. 18. 9 min
  19. 19. 6
  20. 20. 4 kr

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Division is about sharing equally and grouping. The easier level uses times-table facts so pupils see division as the inverse of multiplication. Harder levels use larger dividends and short division with carrying. Word problems share sweets, seats and pages fairly so the calculation has a clear meaning. The answer key is calculated by the website, so it always matches the tasks. No sign-up is needed and no personal data is collected.

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