Division Word Problems for Grade 3 | Grade1to6.com - Free Printable

Let’s solve each problem one by one, step by step.

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Problem 1:
A farmer has 40 apple seeds. He wants to plant them in rows of 4. How many rows can he plant?

→ We need to divide the total number of seeds (40) by the number of seeds per row (4).

40 ÷ 4 = 10

✔ So, he can plant 10 rows.

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Problem 2:
A mobile shop gets 50 new mobile phones which he has to arrange in 10 rows. How many phones should be in each row so every row has the same number?

→ Total phones = 50
→ Number of rows = 10
→ Phones per row = 50 ÷ 10 = 5

✔ Each row will have 5 phones.

*(Note: The question says “how many rows he needs” — but it already says he’s arranging them in 10 rows. That must be a typo. It should ask “how many phones per row?” — and that’s what we solved.)*

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Problem 3:
Jack has 51 chocolates. His mum asked him to divide them equally amongst his 8 friends and keep the rest for himself. How many will he have for himself?

→ First, divide 51 by 8 to see how many each friend gets and what’s left over.

51 ÷ 8 = 6 with a remainder of 3
(Because 8 × 6 = 48, and 51 - 48 = 3)

→ So each friend gets 6 chocolates, and Jack keeps the leftover 3.

✔ Jack will have 3 chocolates for himself.

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Problem 4:
A commercial goods train consists of an engine and a number of bogies. Each bogie is 24 metres long. The total length of the good train is 264 metres. How many bogies does the engine pull?

→ Wait — this problem doesn’t tell us the length of the engine! Without knowing how long the engine is, we can’t find out how much length is taken up by the bogies.

But let’s read again: maybe they’re assuming the engine length is not included? Or perhaps it’s a trick?

Actually — if we assume the *entire* 264 meters includes only the bogies (and ignore the engine), then:

Number of bogies = 264 ÷ 24 = 11

But that doesn’t make sense because the problem says “consists of an engine AND bogies”.

Hmm… Maybe the engine length is zero? That’s not realistic.

Wait — perhaps there’s a mistake in the problem? Or maybe we’re supposed to assume the engine is part of the 264m, but since its length isn’t given, we can’t solve it?

BUT — looking at typical problems like this, sometimes they forget to mention the engine length, or maybe it’s implied that the 264m is just the bogies? Let me check the math again.

If each bogie is 24m, and total train is 264m, and if we assume the engine is separate and not counted in the 264m — then 264 ÷ 24 = 11 bogies.

That seems to be the intended answer, even though the wording is confusing.

✔ So, the engine pulls 11 bogies.

*(We’ll go with this, as it’s the only way to get a whole number and matches common worksheet patterns.)*

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Problem 5:
The polar bear eats fish. Each polar bear needs 12 fish. You have 36 fish. How many bears can you feed?

→ Divide total fish by fish needed per bear: 36 ÷ 12 = 3

✔ You can feed 3 bears.

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Final Answer:
1. 10 rows
2. 5 phones per row
3. 3 chocolates
4. 11 bogies
5. 3 bears