CBSE Class 3 Mathematics Division Worksheet Set B

Directions (Qs. 1 to 4): Complete the passage given below.
Candy school organized an inter school quiz competition for class 3 students. The quiz was based on general knowledge. 80 students took part in the quiz competition. The co-ordinator divided 80 students in groups of 10 student so that there are ___(16)___ students in each group. To award the students the co-ordinator arranged 36 certificates and made 9 groups of the certificates so that there are ___(17)___ certificates in each group. When the competition was over students were made to sit in 5 groups to attend the award ceremony so that ___(18)___ student sit together. 30 teachers helped the co-ordinator in arranging the activity. The co-ordinator asked the teacher to work in 6 groups so that ___(19)___ teachers work together in each group. The school principal was very happy with the co-ordinator as he did a great job for the whole event.

1.
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
Answer : (c) There are 80 students.
10 groups were made.
i.e. 80 ÷ 10 = 8, 8 student in each group.
Therefore, the answer is option (c) 8

2.
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 6
(d) 7
Answer : (a) There are 36 certificates 9 groups were made.
i.e. 36 ÷ 9 = 4, 4 certificates in each group.
Therefore, the answer is option (a) 4.

3.
(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 17
(d) 18
Answer : (b) There are 80 students 5 groups were made to sit award ceremony, i.e. 80 ÷ 5 = 16, 16 students in each group.
Therefore, the answer is option (b) 16.

4.
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Answer : (d) There are 30 teachers.
6 groups were made i.e. 30 ÷ 6 = 5, 5 teachers in each group.
Therefore, the answer is option (d) 5.

5. There are 6 trays of eggs and each tray contains 10 eggs. How many trays are required if 20 eggs are arranged in each tray?
(a) 6
(b) 3
(c) 5
(d) 4
Answer : (B) Total number of eggs = 6 × 10 = 60
Required number of trays containing 20 eggs = 60/3 = 20

6. Maximum 4 boys can sit on a bench. How many benches are required for 432 boys to sit?
(a) 107
(b) 108
(c) 109
(d) 112
Answer : B

Directions (Qs. 7 to 10): Read the following passage carefully to answer the questions given below.
Minky has written same division facts in her math note book. She was amazed to see that all the answer are from 0 - 9. Can you answer the division facts given below using number 0 - 9 only ? Let see how accurate you are

7. 81 ÷ 9
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
Answer : (D) 9 groups of 9 = 81
∴ 81 ÷ 9 = 9
Therefore, the answer is option (d) 9.

8. 56 ÷ 7
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
Answer : (C) 7 groups of 8 = 56
∴ 56 ÷ 7 = 8
Therefore, the answer is option (c) 8.

9. 63 ÷ 9
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
Answer : (B) 9 groups of 7 = 63
∴ 63 ÷ 9 = 7
Therefore, the answer is option (b) 7.

10. 48 ÷ 8
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 8
(d) 9
Answer : (A) 8 groups of 6 = 48
∴ 48 ÷ 8 = 6
Therefore, The answer is option (a) 6.

11. The cost of 5 mobile phones is Rs. 45000. What is the cost of 12 such molbile phones?
(a) ₹108000
(b) ₹107000
(c) ₹10800
(d) ₹109000
Answer :  (A) Cost of one mobile phone = 45000/5 = ₹ 9000
∴ Cost of 12 mobile phone = 12 × 9000 = ₹ 108000

12. There are 859 girls in a play school. How many groups will be formed if there are 7 girls in each group? (2014)
(a) 124 groups and 5 girls
(b) 124 groups and 6 girls
(c) 122 groups and 5 girls
(d) 121 groups and 5 girls
Answer : (C) Number of groups formed = 859/7 = 122 groups and 5 girls.

Directions (Qs. 13 to 15): Read the passage given below to answer the questions.
Pallu made some groups of balloons. She wants to someone’s help to form the groups properly.
Can you please help her?

13. 24 ÷ 6 : 2 groups of 2 : : 18 ÷ 2 : ?
(a) 2 groups of 2
(b) 3 groups of 3
(c) 2 groups 3
(d) 3 groups of 2
Answer : B

14. 28 ÷ 4 : ? : : 16 ÷ 4 : 4
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 5
Answer : (C) 16 ÷ 4 = 4
Since, 4 × 4 = 16 or 4 groups of 4 = 16
Thus, 28 ÷ 4 = 7 as 4 groups of 7 = 28 or 4 × 7 = 28
Therefore, the answer is option (c) 7.

15. 10 ÷ 10 : 1 : : 100 ÷ 100 : ?
(a) 1
(b) 10
(c) 100
(d) Don’t know
Answer : (A) Here, 10 ÷ 10 = 1
Since, 1 × 10 = 10
Thus, 100 ÷ 100 = 1 as 1 × 100 = 100
Therefore, the answer option (a) 1.

16. How many chairs can be bought for ₹ 4400 if the cost of 4 chairs is ₹ 2200?
(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 8
(d) 10
Answer : (C) ∴ Cost of one chairs = 2200/4 = ₹ 550
∴ Number of chairs that can be bought = 4400/550 = 8

17. Mr. Bee is teaching equal grouping to the students. Match the following list to know what he is teaching :

     A      B      C     D
(a) 4      1      3      2
(b) 3      2      4      1
(c) 2      1      4      3
(d) 2      3      4      1
Answer : A

Directions (Qs. 18 to 22): Read the passage given below to answer the questions.
Gangubai is very good in washing and cleaning. Everybody calls her to clean their floors and wash clothes and utensils. She does not work on Tuesday and Saturday as she keeps a fast for total of 2 hours on these two days together. She works for 50 hours in a week. She gives 2 hours to every house in a day. Gangubai has a problem with her memory. She forgets the number of hours she has worked in which house.

18. How many hours she works per day ?
(a) 15 hrs.
(b) 10 hrs.
(c) 20 hrs.
(d) Can’t say
Answer : B

19. How many houses she works for in a day ?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5
Answer : D

20. How many days she works in a week ?
(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 7
(d) 4
Answer : (A) Since, she does not work on Tuesday and Saturday, so she work for 7 – 2 = 5 day
Therefore, the answer is option (a) 5.

21. How many hours she keeps fast on Saturday ?
(a) 2 hrs.
(b) 4 hrs.
(c) 1 hr.
(d) Can’t say
Answer : (C) She fasts for 2 hours for 2 days
Number of hours she fast on Saturday = 2 ÷2 = 1 hr.
Therefore, the answer is option (c) 1 hr.

22. How many hours she gives to each house in a week ?
(a) 2 hrs.
(b) 14 hrs.
(c) 10 hrs.
(d) 25 hrs.
Answer : (C) Number of days she works in a week = 5
Number of hours she works in a house = 2 hrs.
∴ Number of hours she gives to a house in a week = 5 × 2 = 10 hrs.
Therefore, the answer is option. (c) 10 hrs.

23. What would be the cost of 5 articles, if the cost of 8 articles is ₹ 5808.
(a) ₹ 3240
(b) ₹ 3050
(c) ₹ 3630
(d) All of these
Answer : (C) ∴ Cost of one article = 5808/8 = ₹ 726

24. Pappu is very good in maths. He made some grids where the diagonals are equal. He made four such grids and erased a number from all the four grids. He erased the same number from all the four grids. Can you tell the number ?

(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) 8
Answer : B

25. If the cost of 4 pens is ` 64 and cost of 3 pencils is ₹ 12, then find the total cost of 2 pens and 1 pencil.
(a) ₹ 36
(b) ₹ 33
(c) ₹ 31
(d) ₹ 30
Answer : A

Direction (Qs. 26 and 27): Read the passage below and then choose the correct option.
Mr. Duvidha is not a good math teacher. He always makes mistakes while writing on board. 
Write true / false for the statements he wrote on the board for the following questions:

26. A. 36 = 6 groups of 6
B. 36 = 4 groups of 9
C. 36 ÷ 6 = 4
D. 36 ÷ 4 = 9
(a) TFTT
(b) FTTT
(c) FTFT
(d) TTFT
Answer : D

27. A. 60 ÷ 6 = 10
B. 60 = 2 groups of 20
C. 60 = 3 groups of 30
D. 60 ÷ 3 = 20
(a) TFTF
(b) TFFT
(c) FTTF
(d) TTFF
Answer : B

Direction (Qs. 28 and 29): Read the passage below to answer the questions.
Dablu was arranging some buttons to organise huge collection of buttons. He made some equal groups of the buttons. He showed his collection of buttons to his friend. His friend told him that some groups are wrong. Can you pick out the wrong groups in the following question ?

28. A. 28 ÷ 7 is same as 7 groups of 4 buttons
B. 48 ÷ 6 is same as 6 groups of 8 buttons
C. 32 ÷ 8 is same as 8 groups of 4 buttons
D. 56 ÷ 8 is same as 7 groups of 8 buttons
(a) D
(b) A
(c) B
(d) C
Answer : A

29. A. 6 groups of 9 buttons is same as 54 ÷ 9
B. 10 groups of 7 buttons is same as 70 ÷ 10
C. 5 groups of 5 buttons is same as 25 ÷ 5
D. 8 groups of 9 buttons is same as 72 ÷ 8
(a) B
(b) C
(c) A
(d) D
Answer : A

30. 54 Children are placed equally in 6 rows. How many children are there in each row ?
(a) 6
(b) 9
(c) 7
(d) 8
Answer : (B) 9 children are in each row.

31. Manha distributed 72 toffees among her 9 friends. Find the number of toffees received by each friend.
(a) 7
(b) 8
(c) 9
(d) 6
Answer : (B) Number of toffees received by each friend = 72/9 = 8

32. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
Statement A: 366 ÷ 366 = 1
Statement B: When zero is divided by any number the answer is zero.
(a) Statement A is correct B is wrong
(b) Statement B is correct A is wrong
(c) Both the statements are correct
(d) Both the statements are wrong
Answer : C

33. Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
Statement A: 20 × 40 = 800 can also be written as 800 ÷ 40 = 20
Statement B: To divide any number by 5, multiply by 3 and divide by 20
(a) Statement A is correct B is wrong
(b) Statement B is correct A is wrong
(c) Both the statements are correct
(d) Both the statements are wrong
Answer : A

34. The product of two numbers is 7680. If one number is 24, find the other one.
(a) 340
(b) 360
(c) 330
(d) 320
Answer : (D) 320 (320 × 24 = 7680)

35. 981 books are to be arranged on 9 shelves. Each shelf contains same number of books. How many books are kept on each shelf?
(a) 19
(b) 119
(c) 109
(d) 8829
Answer : (C) Number of books kept in each self = 981/9 = 109

Q1 Divide using long division method:

a) 54 ÷ 9

b) 91 ÷ 7

c) 84 ÷ 6

d) 75 ÷ 3