This grade 3 division meaning worksheet gives 24 problems on understanding division, ordered from easy to hard, with a separate answer key.
These 24 problems practice the meaning of division for Grade 3 (standards 3.OA.A.2, 3.OA.A.4 and 3.OA.B.6). Students share and group objects, treat division as an unknown-factor problem, and find missing numbers in equations. The last problems are word problems that use two steps.
Grade 3 Division Meaning Worksheet: problems 1–5
Problem 1: Share equally
Twelve cookies are shared equally onto 3 plates. How many cookies are on each plate? Write a division sentence.
Problem 2: Make groups
Priya has 15 stickers. She puts 5 stickers on each page. How many pages does she fill? Use the number line.
Problem 3: Read a quotient
Tell what \(18 : 3\) means if 18 items are shared equally among 3 groups. Then find the quotient.
Problem 4: Picture to equation
Write a division sentence for the picture. The dots are shared equally into the boxes.
Problem 5: Sharing or grouping
Marcus puts 24 marbles into bags. Each bag holds 6 marbles. Is this a sharing or a grouping story? How many bags does he need?
Grade 3 Division Meaning Worksheet: problems 6–10
Problem 6: Division fact
Find \(35 : 5\).
Problem 7: Missing factor
Find the unknown number: \(4 \times n = 28\).
Problem 8: Multiply to divide
Use multiplication to find the unknown number: \(8 \times n = 56\).
Problem 9: Fact family
Write the fact family for 6, 7 and 42.
Problem 10: Unknown divisor
Find the unknown number: \(45 : n = 9\).
Grade 3 Division Meaning Worksheet: problems 11–15
Problem 11: Unknown dividend
Find the unknown number: \(n : 4 = 6\).
Problem 12: Which number makes it true
Which number makes the equation true? \(9 \times n = 72\). Choose from 6, 7, 8 or 9.
Problem 13: Chairs in rows
The school has 24 chairs for an assembly. They are put in 4 equal rows. How many chairs are in each row?
Problem 14: Rope pieces
A rope is 28 feet long. Jamal cuts it into pieces that are each 4 feet long. How many pieces does he cut?
Problem 15: Cards and friends
Maya shares 36 trading cards equally among 9 friends. How many cards does each friend get?
Grade 3 Division Meaning Worksheet: problems 16–20
Problem 16: Crayon boxes
Write an equation with a letter for the unknown. Forty-eight crayons are packed equally into 6 boxes. How many crayons are in each box?
Problem 17: Check with multiplication
Liam says \(63 : 9 = 8\). Use multiplication to check. Is he right? If not, give the correct quotient.
Problem 18: Soccer teams
A park has 32 soccer players. They make 4 teams with the same number of players. How many players are on each team?
Problem 19: Tomato rows
A farmer plants 27 tomato plants. He puts 3 plants in each row. How many rows does he plant?
Problem 20: Bracelets
Aisha has 40 beads. Each bracelet uses 5 beads. How many bracelets can she make?
Grade 3 Division Meaning Worksheet: problems 21–24
Problem 21: Marbles for friends
Diego has 5 bags with 8 marbles in each bag. He shares all the marbles equally among 4 friends. How many marbles does each friend get?
Problem 22: Muffin boxes
A bakery bakes 72 muffins and packs them into boxes of 8. The bakery sells 5 boxes. How many boxes are left?
Problem 23: Ribbon pieces
Ethan has a ribbon that is 45 inches long. He cuts it into pieces that are each 9 inches long. How many pieces does he get? Write an equation with a letter.
Problem 24: Orange baskets
A grocer packs 56 oranges into 8 baskets. Each basket gets the same number of oranges. How many oranges are in each basket?
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