Division

17 Grade 3 Mathematics questions on Division, with worked marking schemes. 17 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

   2 marks

   A farmer picks $36$ mangoes and shares them equally among $6$ children. How many mangoes does each child get?

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2. Question 2

   1 mark

   Work out $24÷4$.

   A. $4$

   B. $8$

   C. $6$

   D. $5$

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3. Question 3

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   Find the remainder: 50 ÷ 7 = ___ remainder ___

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   Find the largest multiple of $7$ that is not more than $50$: $7\times 7=49$. (1)

   What is left over is the remainder: $50-49=1$. (1)

   Final answer: $7$ remainder $1$.

4. Question 4

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   Find: 108 ÷ 9 = ___

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5. Question 5

   1 mark

   Work out: 63 ÷ 7 = ___

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6. Question 6

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   Divide 56 by 4.

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7. Question 7

   1 mark

   Divide: 84 ÷ 7 = ___

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8. Question 8

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   A rope of 96 cm is cut into pieces of 8 cm each. How many pieces are obtained?

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   Each piece uses $8$ cm of the rope, so divide the length by $8$: $96÷8$. (1)

   $96÷8=12$, because $8\times 12=96$. (1)

   Final answer: $12$ pieces.

9. Question 9

   2 marks

   Share 96 sweets equally among 8 children. How many sweets does each child get?

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   Sharing equally among $8$ children means dividing: $96÷8$. (1)

   $96÷8=12$, because $8\times 12=96$. (1)

   Final answer: $12$ sweets each.

10. Question 10

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    Divide 91 by 7.

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11. Question 11

    1 mark

    Work out: 72 ÷ 9 = ___

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12. Question 12

    1 mark

    Find: 96 ÷ 8 = ___

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13. Question 13

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    Divide 78 by 6.

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14. Question 14

    1 mark

    Calculate: 75 ÷ 5 = ___

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15. Question 15

    1 mark

    Work out: 100 ÷ 4 = ___

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16. Question 16

    2 marks

    Fill in the missing number: ___ ÷ 6 = 15

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    The missing number divided by $6$ gives $15$. Multiplication undoes division, so the missing number is $15\times 6$. (1)

    $15\times 6=90$. (1)

    Final answer: $90$. Check: $90÷6=15$.

17. Question 17

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    A farmer has 85 mangoes to put in bags of 5. How many bags does he fill?

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