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.
How to Spot a Multiple of 3
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.
- 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 = __________
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Keep Practicing
Back to mixed division facts practice
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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.