Division Worksheets

Printable division practice with quotients and remainders, from simple facts to long division. Grades 3–5.

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What these worksheets practise

Division splits a number into equal groups. 84÷7=1284 \div 7 = 12 means 84 split into 7 equal groups gives 12 in each group. When a number does not divide evenly, something is left over: the remainder.

The answer sheet shows each answer two ways: as a decimal rounded to three places, and as the quotient and remainder in parentheses. For example, 47÷347 \div 3 is written 15.667 (15...2), meaning 15 with a remainder of 2. Students who have not met decimals yet can use the part in parentheses.

Worked examples

Exact division: 84÷784 \div 7

7×12=847 \times 12 = 84, so 84÷7=1284 \div 7 = 12 with no remainder.

With a remainder: 47÷347 \div 3

The largest multiple of 3 that fits into 47 is 3×15=453 \times 15 = 45. The remainder is 47−45=247 - 45 = 2.

47÷3=15 remainder 2(15.667 as a decimal)47 \div 3 = 15 \text{ remainder } 2 \qquad (15.667 \text{ as a decimal})

Long division: 745÷6745 \div 6

Divide one digit at a time: 7 ÷ 6 is 1 remainder 1; bring down 4 to make 14, which is 2 remainder 2; bring down 5 to make 25, which is 4 remainder 1.

745÷6=124 remainder 1745 \div 6 = 124 \text{ remainder } 1

Check your answers

Multiply the quotient by the divisor and add the remainder: 124×6+1=745124 \times 6 + 1 = 745.

Common mistakes

  • A remainder that is too big. 47÷3=14 remainder 547 \div 3 = 14 \text{ remainder } 5 cannot be right, because 5 is more than 3: one more group fits.
  • Writing the remainder as a decimal. 15 remainder 2 is not 15.2; as a decimal it is about 15.667.
  • Forgetting a zero in the quotient. When a brought-down number is smaller than the divisor, write 0 in the quotient before moving on.
  • Dividing the wrong way round. 84÷784 \div 7 and 7÷847 \div 84 are different questions.

A practice path through the settings

  1. Small divisors. Set the first number to 2 digits and give the second number a Max Value of 5, so every divisor is between 2 and 5.
  2. All one-digit divisors. Set the second Max Value back to 9. About three problems in four have a remainder, which keeps students checking how many groups really fit.
  3. Three digits divided by one digit. Long division: divide, multiply, subtract and bring down, one digit at a time.
  4. Two-digit divisors. Three digits divided by two digits, where estimating each quotient digit becomes the main skill.

Multiplication facts are the foundation here; if division is slow, a few days on the multiplication worksheets usually helps more than more division pages.

Sample problems

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2-digit and 1-digit numbers

  1. 42÷9=42 \div 9 =
  2. 43÷2=43 \div 2 =

3-digit and 1-digit numbers

  1. 769÷3=769 \div 3 =
  2. 295÷8=295 \div 8 =

3-digit and 2-digit numbers

  1. 262÷43=262 \div 43 =
  2. 458÷97=458 \div 97 =
Show answers
  1. 4.667 (4...6)
  2. 21.5 (21...1)
  3. 256.333 (256...1)
  4. 36.875 (36...7)
  5. 6.093 (6...4)
  6. 4.722 (4...70)

Tips for teachers and parents

  • Division facts are multiplication facts in reverse; students who know their times tables find division much easier.
  • Sharing objects into equal groups (and seeing what is left over) is the best introduction to remainders.
  • Checking by multiplication makes every problem self-marking.

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