Division Worksheets

How to use this division worksheet tool

1. Type a heading in “Title on the sheet”. The default is Division.
2. Set “Answer size” to 1 digit, 2 digits or 3 digits.
3. Set “Divide by” to 2 to 9 or 10 to 20.
4. Set “Remainders” to No remainders, Some remainders or Every problem has one.
5. Choose the number of problems: 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30 or 40.
6. Choose the number of columns, from 2 to 6.
7. Choose the layout: Long division bracket or Across (24 ÷ 6 = __).
8. Keep “Include answer key” ticked if you want the answers, or untick it to leave them off.
9. Check the preview. It updates as soon as you change a setting. Press “New worksheet” for a different sheet with the same settings.
10. Press “Print or save as PDF”. Choose US Letter or A4 paper size first. The browser’s print dialog can also save a PDF.

Each sheet has a short worksheet code under the buttons. The page address stores your settings, so a bookmarked or shared link opens the same sheet again. “Reset settings” returns everything to the defaults. The answer key prints on its own page after the worksheet. If a combination of settings allows fewer different problems than you asked for, a note above the problems says so, and the sheet uses all the problems it can make.

How do I make division worksheets with remainders?

Set “Remainders” to “Some remainders” or “Every problem has one”. The tool builds each problem from a divisor, an answer and a remainder, and the remainder is always smaller than the divisor. Before a problem is used, the tool divides the number back to confirm it gives the same answer and remainder.

For a problem such as 23 ÷ 4, ask the question “what times 4 makes this number?” The answer is 5 with 3 left over, because 5 × 4 = 20 and 20 + 3 = 23. To check, multiply the answer by the divisor, add the remainder, and you should get the starting number. The answer key writes remainders with an “R”, so 23 ÷ 4 = 5 R3.

Ask children what the leftover means in each problem. Thirty-five cookies shared among 4 plates leave 3 cookies over, while 35 children on 4-seat buses may need one more bus. The meaning changes the answer.

A common mistake is writing 23 ÷ 4 = 4 R7. The remainder 7 is bigger than 4, so another group of 4 still fits. Checking that the remainder is smaller than the divisor catches this at once.

Why does a long division answer sometimes need a 0?

A long division answer needs a 0 when a step does not divide. The child still has to write 0 in the answer above that digit, then move on. Without it, 624 ÷ 6 looks like 14 instead of 104.

Each step brings down the next digit of the number being divided. For 624 ÷ 6, 6 goes into 6 once, so write 1. Then 6 goes into 2 zero times, so write 0 above the 2. Bring down the 4 to make 24, and 6 goes into 24 four times. The answer is 104.

The long division bracket layout leaves space below each problem for working, which keeps the steps lined up. Three-digit answers bring up this 0 case regularly, so it is worth practicing with those.

How do children check a division answer?

Multiply the answer by the divisor, then add the remainder. If the result is the number you started with, the answer is right. For 47 ÷ 5 = 9 R2, check 9 × 5 = 45 and 45 + 2 = 47. A second quick check is the size of the remainder: it must be smaller than the divisor, so 47 ÷ 5 can never have a remainder of 5 or more.

Checking this way also practices multiplication facts, because every division fact is a multiplication fact read backwards. Children who know 6 × 7 = 42 also know 42 ÷ 6 = 7 and 42 ÷ 7 = 6.