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Division Word Problem Stations

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Division Word Problem Stations

Solve each story. Show your thinking with a drawing, number sentence or words where asked.

Station 1: Sharing and Grouping

1.Hudson has 16 counters to share equally between 4 trays. Is division a suitable operation, and how many counters go on each tray?
2.Oliver packs 20 mandarins into bags, putting 5 mandarins in each bag. How many bags does he fill? Write a division number sentence.

Station 2: Remainders and Missing Numbers

3.Xavier shares 17 mini muffins equally among 5 children. How many muffins does each child get, and how many are left over? Show your groups.
4.A box holds 6 coloured pencils. If 4 children each receive one full box, how many pencils are there altogether? Write a multiplication fact and the division fact that divides by the number of pencils in one box.
5.Kirra has 24 shells and puts 6 shells in each display cup. How many cups does she need? Explain how you can check your answer.

Station 3: Make and Explain

6.Write your own division story that uses 18 and 6. Include a question that can be answered using division, then solve it.
7.Which situations could be solved using division? Select all that apply.
  • Sharing 15 cards equally between 3 people
  • Putting 20 cups into stacks of 5
  • Adding 8 and 7 to find a total
  • Finding how many groups of 4 fit into 16

3 printable pages

  • Division word problems about equal sharing, equal groups and remainders for Year 3 students.

    Page 1

  • Division challenge stories using drawings, multiplication facts and remainders.

    Page 2

  • Create and explain a division word problem using equal groups.

    Page 3

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