Division Word Problems Worksheets for 3rd Grade

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

Skill: Solving equal-sharing and equal-grouping division word problems

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Teaching tips and what to try next

Division problems come in two kinds: sharing (12 cookies for 3 friends, how many each?) and grouping (12 cookies, 3 per bag, how many bags?). Act out both with small objects so your child sees that both are 12 ÷ 3. Next, try Two-Step Word Problems.

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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About this worksheet

Division word problems ask students to decide what the numbers mean, not just to compute. Some problems share a total equally, like stickers among friends, and ask how many each friend gets. Others put a total into groups of a given size, like cookies into bags, and ask how many groups there are. This third-grade worksheet gives eight original problems that practice both kinds.

Every problem uses a basic division fact, with divisors from 2 to 9 and quotients from 2 to 10, so the focus stays on understanding the story. Below each problem, students write a division equation, such as 42 ÷ 7 = 6, and the answer with its unit, such as 6 pencils. Each sheet mixes sharing and grouping stories in a new order, and the ten versions use new numbers each time.

How to use it: read each problem together and ask two questions. "What is the total?" and "Do we know the number of groups or the size of each group?" Drawing circles for groups and dealing out dots is a great way to check. Remind students that every division fact is linked to a multiplication fact: if 7 × 6 = 42, then 42 ÷ 7 = 6. After solving, students should reread the question and check the unit.

The answer key gives the equation and the answer with its unit for every problem. This worksheet supports Common Core standards 3.OA.A.2 (interpret whole-number quotients) and 3.OA.A.3 (use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems). Build fluency first with our Division Facts 2-5 and Division Facts 6-9 worksheets, and compare with our Multiplication Word Problems worksheet.