Division as Repeated Subtraction Worksheets for 3rd Grade

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Grade 3MathMultiplication & DivisionCCSS 3.OA.A.2CCSS 3.OA.C.7

Skill: Dividing by subtracting the same number again and again until reaching 0

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Works for third graders who subtract single digits quickly and are starting division facts. Some children count the boxes instead of the jumps and get an answer one too big, so have them say the jump number aloud as they write each new box. Practice the same facts faster in Division Facts 2-5, or picture them as rows in Division With Arrays.

10 versions, each with its own answer key

Same skill and layout, a fresh set of problems in every version, so children can keep practicing without repeating a page. Problems are not repeated between versions unless a skill has only a small number of possible problems (for example, the addition facts within 10).

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One way to understand 24 ÷ 6 is to ask how many times you can take 6 away from 24 before nothing is left: 24, 18, 12, 6, 0. That is four jumps, so 24 ÷ 6 = 4. Third graders are expected to understand division as finding the number of equal groups, and this third-grade worksheet shows that meaning with repeated subtraction.

The page has eight rows. Each row names a starting number and the number to subtract, such as "Start at 18. Subtract 6 each time." Below it is a row of boxes that begins with the starting number and ends with 0. Children fill in the numbers between by subtracting again and again. Then they count the jumps and write that number twice: once as the number of jumps and once as the answer to the division fact. The divisors go from 2 to 9 and the answers from 2 to 6. Each of the ten versions has new rows and its own answer key, and across the ten versions all 40 possible rows are used before any repeat.

How to use it: the jumps are the steps between boxes, not the boxes themselves, which trips up many children. Have your child draw a small arc over each subtraction as they go and count the arcs at the end. Once the pattern is clear, ask your child to check each answer with multiplication, such as 4 × 6 = 24.

The answer key shows every box and answer. For quick facts, try our Division Facts 2-5 worksheet. To see division as rows, try our Division With Arrays worksheet.