Everyday Mathematics Grade 3, Unit 8: Multiplication and Division
In this unit, your child sees division as sharing into equal groups and learns to solve it as a missing-factor question: 32 ÷ 8 asks what number times 8 makes 32. Children work toward knowing all their facts within 100. After the fractions unit, this brings the focus back to facts, and the next unit uses them in work with bigger numbers.
By Robert “Bobby” BarnettMath teacher, parent, and founder of Bobby’s Math Club
What is my child learning in Unit 8?
- Understanding division as sharing a total into equal groups, so 24 ÷ 6 tells how many each of 6 groups gets. Learn more: Division as sharing into equal groups
- Solving division by thinking of a multiplication fact, so 42 ÷ 7 becomes 'what number times 7 makes 42?' Learn more: Using times tables to divide
- Building speed and accuracy with every multiplication and division fact within 100, including the tricky 7s, 8s, and 9s. Learn more about knowing the times tables by heart: Knowing the times tables by heart · Learn more about dividing within 100
Sample questions to try together
These are real questions from our practice. Tap the speaker to hear one read aloud, or the light bulb for a hint, and talk about the answer together.
Question 1 of 3
A farmer has 24 carrots. If he puts 6 carrots in each basket, how many baskets will he fill?
- 4
- 6
- 18
How you can help
- Share out a bowl of crackers or berries evenly among family members and write the division fact together, such as 18 ÷ 3 = 6.
- Say a division fact on a walk or ride, such as 36 ÷ 4, and ask your child which times fact helps, then check the answer with 4 x 9.
- Play 'fact family' at dinner: give three numbers like 6, 8, and 48, and take turns saying all four multiplication and division facts they make.
Where kids can get stuck
- Counting down by ones from the larger number instead of thinking of a times fact, which is slow and easy to miscount.
- Mixing up what a division answer means, unsure whether it tells how many in each group or how many groups.
- Treating 56 ÷ 8 and 8 ÷ 56 as the same, the way order does not matter in multiplication.
Practice makes perfect
Bobby's Math Club has practice problems that adapt to your child’s level, each with a detailed explanation and an easy-to-follow video, so your child can build confidence in these skills one step at a time.
Words your child will hear
- divide
- To split a total into equal groups or equal shares.
- quotient
- The answer to a division problem.
- dividend
- The number being divided, like 24 in 24 ÷ 6.
- divisor
- The number you divide by, like 6 in 24 ÷ 6.
- fact family
- Related multiplication and division facts made from the same three numbers.
- unknown factor
- The missing number being multiplied, like the ? in 6 x ? = 42.
- equal groups
- Groups that each have the same number of things in them.
- inverse
- Opposite operations that undo each other, like multiplication and division.
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Written by Robert “Bobby” Barnett
Bobby is an award-winning math teacher, the author of Meet Every Learner’s Needs, and the father of two elementary-school math learners. He uses Bobby’s Math Club with his own kids a few times every week. Learn more or contact Bobby.
Which math standards does Everyday Mathematics Grade 3 Unit 8 cover?
Everyday Mathematics Grade 3 Unit 8 covers these math standards. Each one links to what it means, sample questions, and teaching strategies.
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