Dividing by 3 Chart
0 ÷ 3
0
3 ÷ 3
1
6 ÷ 3
2
9 ÷ 3
3
12 ÷ 3
4
15 ÷ 3
5
18 ÷ 3
6
21 ÷ 3
7
24 ÷ 3
8
27 ÷ 3
9
30 ÷ 3
10
33 ÷ 3
11
36 ÷ 3
12
Use the chart as a reference, then cover it before practicing. The memorization happens when the answer is retrieved, not when it is copied from the chart.
Dividing by 3 Without Guessing
Turn the fact around. Division questions are answered from the multiplication fact you already know, not from a separate list. Read 18 ÷ 3 as "3 times what makes 18?" — the answer is 6, because 3 × 6 = 18.
The same move works on the ones that stay slow. 27 ÷ 3 is "3 times what makes 27?" — and 3 × 9 = 27, so the answer is 9. A child who hesitates here is usually missing the multiplication fact, not the division one. That is the fact worth practising.
The quick check. Add the digits. If that total divides by 3, so does the number. For 27: 2 + 7 = 9, and 9 divides by 3.
Where it shows up. Splitting a class into three groups, or thirds of a pizza. Thirds are the first fraction that does not divide evenly into a decimal.
The slowest fact. 24 ÷ 3 and 21 ÷ 3. Both sit far from the landmarks children use to check themselves.
Dividing by 3 25-Question Quiz
÷3 quiz
A longer dividing-by-3 quiz for checking accuracy and recall speed.
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Answer a few facts first. Then you can save slow or missed facts for practice.
Hardest Dividing-by-3 Facts
- 21 ÷ 3 = 7
From the fact family 3 × 7 = 21 — also practice 21 ÷ 7 = 3.
- 24 ÷ 3 = 8
From the fact family 3 × 8 = 24 — also practice 24 ÷ 8 = 3.
- 27 ÷ 3 = 9
From the fact family 3 × 9 = 27 — also practice 27 ÷ 9 = 3.
- 36 ÷ 3 = 12
From the fact family 3 × 12 = 36 — also practice 36 ÷ 12 = 3.
Fact Families
Division facts are multiplication facts run backwards: 3 × 8 = 24 means 24 ÷ 3 = 8 and 24 ÷ 8 = 3. This matters because kids often drill division as a separate list, then freeze on a fact whose multiplication partner they already know cold.
If dividing by 3 feels shaky, warm up on the 3 times table first. After this page feels easy, go to mixed division facts practice and mix the ÷3s with nearby divisors.
Printable Dividing by 3 Worksheet
Dividing by 3 Worksheet
Fill in each answer. Circle any fact that takes more than 3 seconds. The answer key prints underneath; fold it back before handing the sheet over.
- 0 ÷ 3 = __________
- 3 ÷ 3 = __________
- 6 ÷ 3 = __________
- 9 ÷ 3 = __________
- 12 ÷ 3 = __________
- 15 ÷ 3 = __________
- 18 ÷ 3 = __________
- 21 ÷ 3 = __________
- 24 ÷ 3 = __________
- 27 ÷ 3 = __________
- 30 ÷ 3 = __________
- 33 ÷ 3 = __________
- 36 ÷ 3 = __________
Answer key
1. 0
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10. 9
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13. 12
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Keep Practicing
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Frequently Asked Questions
Start with the dividing-by-3 chart from 0 ÷ 3 through 36 ÷ 3, then answer a 10-question practice set. Move to the 25-question quiz once the answers are mostly correct.
The hardest facts usually have quotients of 6, 7, 8, 9, and 12. When dividing by 3, watch facts like 21 ÷ 3, 24 ÷ 3, 27 ÷ 3, and 36 ÷ 3.
Add the digits. If that total divides by 3, so does the number. For 27: 2 + 7 = 9, and 9 divides by 3.
24 ÷ 3 and 21 ÷ 3. Both sit far from the landmarks children use to check themselves.
Yes. Each fact family covers three facts at once: 3 × 8 = 24, 24 ÷ 3 = 8, and 24 ÷ 8 = 3. If the 3 times table is solid, dividing by 3 is the same recall run backwards.