Lesson 6 of 10 · Grades 3 to 4
Practice: What division means
Share piles equally and make equal groups. Ten questions follow, from quick facts to word problems about chairs, pencils and sweets.
How to use this page
This page gives you ten more questions on the same idea as the lesson "What division means". Work through them at your own speed. Write your answer down or say it out loud before you open the answer box, so you give yourself a real chance to think.
If a question feels hard, go back to the lesson and look at the worked example again. Getting a question wrong is useful; it shows you the part that needs one more look.
Practice questions
Answer all ten questions in your notebook or in your head. Then open each answer to check your work.
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What is 12 ÷ 3?
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4. Three groups of 4 make 12.
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What is 20 ÷ 4?
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In 36 ÷ 6 = 6, what number is the divisor?
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6. The divisor is the number you divide by.
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What is 40 ÷ 8?
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What is 56 ÷ 7?
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There are 28 chairs, arranged with 7 chairs in each row. How many rows are there?
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4 rows. 28 ÷ 7 = 4.
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54 pencils are packed with 6 pencils in each box. How many boxes are filled?
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9 boxes. 54 ÷ 6 = 9.
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Which multiplication checks 32 ÷ 8 = 4?
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8 × 4 = 32. Multiplication undoes division.
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What is 63 ÷ 9?
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72 sweets are shared equally into 8 bags. How many sweets are in each bag?
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9 sweets. 72 ÷ 8 = 9.