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Grade 3, Operations

Sharing equally

Share into equal groups, then write the sharing as division.

Three levels

One skill, rising difficulty

Each sheet carries one level. The three are the same skill at rising difficulty, each named for what it practises.

Level 1: With a picture
Share the counters into equal groups. Write how many are in each group.
Level 2: Divide with an array
Use the array to divide. Each row is one equal group.
Level 3: Multiply to divide
Use the multiplication to help you divide.

Worked example

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Level 1: With a picture

  1. Draw three circles. Cross out a dot and draw it in a circle. Go round until every dot is crossed out.
  2. Each circle gets 4, because 4 + 4 + 4 = 12.
  3. So 12 shared into 3 equal groups is 4 in each: 12 ÷ 3 = 4.

Level 2: Divide with an array

  1. Each row of the array is one equal group.
  2. One row has 6 dots, and 6 + 6 + 6 = 18.
  3. So 18 ÷ 3 = 6.

Level 3: Multiply to divide

4 × 7 = 28, so 28 ÷ 4 = 7

  1. Count by 4s: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28. That is 7 jumps.
  2. So 4 × 7 = 28.
  3. Division undoes it: 28 ÷ 4 = 7.

Goes with

Reference sheets

One-page helpers a student keeps beside this sheet:

  • Multiplying and dividing

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In the BC curriculum

Content standards

The British Columbia content standard this skill is written for, by the codes used across this site:

  • bc.math.3.c.5

The wording of each standard is on the Province's mathematics curriculum page.

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