3.OA.2 - Understanding Division

Samantha has 56 magazines in her collection. She wants to separate them into equal stacks of 8 magazines. Which operation should Samantha use to determine the total number of stacks she will have after she separates them?

• addtion

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Mrs. Cousins and Ms. Willis are splitting the cost of a pizza that costs $16. Which expression will they use to find out how much they each will pay?

• $16\times2$

• $16\div2$

• $16-2$

• $16+2$

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

Jasmine had 15 pencils to give to her 3 friends. This shows how she found the number of pencils to give to each friend.

What is another way to solve her problem?

• $15+3$

• $15-3$

• $15\times3$

• $15\div3$

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Ashley separated 36 cookies into plates with 6 cookies each. This shows how she calculated the number of plates needed. What is another way Ashley could have solved this problem?

• $36+6$

• $36\times6$

• $36\div6$

• $36-6$

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Which best explains this model?

• 15 triangles separated into 6 groups

• 15 triangles separated into 3 groups

• 18 triangles separated into 6 groups

• 18 triangles separated into 3 groups

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

Eight students will share a bag of 32 apples. If each student gets the same number of apples, how many apples will each student get?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.4

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Dorris and her five friends shared a box of 36 cookies. Each of them received the same number of cookies. What describes how to find the total number of cookies that each of them received?

• Add 6 to 36

• Subtract 6 from 36

• Multiply 36 by 6

• Divide 36 by 6

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Which equation represents this model?

• $40\div2\ =\ 20$

• $48\div2=24$

• $20\div5\ =\ 4$

• $40\div8\ =\ 5$

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

Ms. Burgess has 24 kids and wants to put them in 6 breakout rooms. How many kids will be in each breakout room?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.4

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

Dr. Coleman's dog, Lucky, likes dog treats. She bought 21 treats for the week. How many dog treats can Lucky have each day in one week?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 12

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.A.4

CCSS.3.OA.B.6

CCSS.3.OA.C.7