Third Grade Math Division Strategies
Dividing by one digit
1. DRAW A PICTURE
12 ÷ 2
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Draw 12 objects and put into 2 groups
How many in each group?
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Draw 12 objects and put into equal groups of 2
How many groups?
= 6  Answer!
2. REPEATED SUBTRACTION
12 ÷ 2
12 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 = 0
Start with 12, and subtract 2 over and over until you
get to 0
Count how many times you had to subtract
= 6  Answer!
3. SKIP COUNTING
12 ÷ 2
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
Skip count by 2’s until you get to 12
= 6  Answer!
Count how many times you had to skip count to 12
4. FACT FAMILIES
12 ÷ 2
Think about the facts missing
12
12 ÷ ? = 2
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Nicole Simpson, Stonegate ES, Gr. 3
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2 x ? =12
? x 6 = 12
= 6  Answer!
Nicole Simpson, Stonegate ES, Gr. 3