SAINT PAUL’S SCHOOL, RAJKOT

Chapter 6: Division of Numbers

Subject: Mathematics

Std :III Div : Name: Roll No.: Date:

Division is equal sharing or equal grouping.

*In equal sharing we know how many groups
are there and we try to find out how many are
there in each group.

Number of objects ÷ Number of groups =

Number in each group.

*In equal grouping we know

how
many in each group and we try
to find how many groups are
there.

Number of objects ÷ Number

in each group = Number of
groups.
*Rules of Division:-
1. Any number divided by itself gives
1 as the quotient.

eg. 32 ÷ 32 = 1

2. You cannot divide by zero.

3. Any number divided by 1 gives the number

itself as the quotient.

eg. 17 ÷ 1 = 17

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*Terms used in Division:--

*How to divide:--

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*Long division method:--

You must have noticed that the method of

dividing a 4-digit number is same as
dividing a 3-digit number. Usually quotient
is denoted by the alphabet ‘Q’ , divisor by ‘D’
and remainder by ‘R’.

Also, remember:

* A number which when divided by 2 leaves no

remainder is called even number. If it leaves a remainder, then it is called
an odd number.

*Any number ending with ‘0’ 0r ‘5’ in the ones place is always divisible by 5.

*All even numbers are divisible by 2.

*Checking in division:--

Quotient × Divisor + Remainder = Dividend

*Division by 10 and 100:--

When we divide any number by 10, the digit in the ones place of the
number is the remainder and the remaining digits of the
number form the quotient. For example: 137 ÷
10, Quotient = 13 7 = Remainder

Similarly, when we divide any number by 100,

the digits in the tens and ones place of the
number form the remainder and the
remaining digits form the quotient.

For example: 8349 ÷ 10

Quotient — 83 49 — Remainder

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*Exercise*
A. Divide:--

(1). 39 ÷ 3 (2). 55 ÷ 5 (3). 48 ÷ 4

(4). 86 ÷ 2 (5). 28 ÷ 2 (6). 96 ÷ 3 (7). 76 ÷ 4

(8). 91 ÷ 7 (9). 75 ÷ 6 (10). 96 ÷ 6

B. Divide and check your answer:--

a.840 ÷ 4 b.909 ÷ 9 c.660 ÷ 6 d.648 ÷ e.402 ÷ 2 f.369 ÷

2 3
g.212÷ 3 h.872 ÷ 8 i.675 ÷ 6 j.954 ÷ 8 k.923÷ 4 l.637÷ 7

C.Find the quotient and remainder. [Do these sums mentally.]

(1).256 ÷ 10 (2).568÷ 10 (3).457 ÷ 10 (4).394 ÷
10

(1). 112 pencils were divided equally among 9 children. How many
pencils did each child get? How many pencils were left?

(2). Sri needs 318 earthen lamps to decorate his

house. The lamps come in box of 10. How may box
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should he buy?

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(3). Achin arranged 100 flowers equally in 8 vases. How many flowers
went into each vase? How many flowers were left?

(4). 170 people visited the park in 5 days.

How many people visited the park in one
day?
(5). 204 biscuits were being packed for a
bus ride. 4 biscuits were being put into one
packet. How many packets were needed?

(6). 127 flowers were divided equally to make 8 rangolis. How many
flowers were used for each? How many flowers were left?

(7). There are 147 marbles with Pankaj and he

wants to pack them in 9 boxes. What is the number
of marbles in each box?

(8). Value based Question: Mr.Gupta donates Rs.6800 every month for
the school fee to two children. What is the fee of each child?

What does Mr.Gupta exhibit by this act?

a).Empathy b).Honesty
c).Respect

(9). Math in real life: Take 16 flowers. Make 3

garlands of equal flowers. Are there any flowers left?
How many?

(10). Divide the greatest 3-digit number by the greatest 1-digit number.

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*Miscellaneous Exercise…….

Solve using addition, subtraction,

multiplication or division:--

1. Movie tickets at the new multiplex theatre

costs Rs.125 each. How much 15 will tickets
cost?

2. There are 135 mangoes in a garden. They

have to be collected in 3 baskets equally. How
many can be put in each basket?

3. Siddharth has some balloons to put up for his birthday party. So far he
has put up 28 balloons. He still has 23 balloons to put up. How many
balloons does he have to put up in all?

4. For Children’s Day, 125 toffees are to be distributed equally among 5 children.
Find the number of toffees each child
will receive.

5. If there are 20 packets in a box and

the number of boxes is 175, find the
total number of packets.

6. There are 742 tourists at a tourist base

camp. If 387 tourists went for trekking, how many tourists are left at the
base camp?

7. 900 pastries were bought for the school fair. If they were
packed in boxes of 10, how many boxes were needed?

8. 65 people are expected for a party. So far 39 people have come for
it. How many more people still have to arrive?

9. At the annual rose show, there were 231 red roses, 87 yellow roses
and 243 pink roses on display. How many roses were there in all at the
show?

10. A day has 24 hours. How many hours does a month have?
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