Division (Year 4)

Divide numbers using sharing, grouping and short division, with remainders.

The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 4 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.

Worked examples

RookieRead and interpret directly.

What is 42 ÷ 7?

  • 6
  • 5
  • 7
  • 8

Answer: 6. 42 ÷ 7 asks how many groups of 7 make 42. Since 7 × 6 = 42, the quotient is 6.

ProCompare and infer.

24 apples are shared equally between 3 children. How many apples does each child get?

  • 8
  • 3
  • 21
  • 9

Answer: 8. Sharing 24 equally between 3 means dividing: 24 ÷ 3 = 8.

GuruMulti-step reasoning.

28 apples are put into bags of 6. How many apples are left over?

  • 4
  • 0
  • 2
  • 5

Answer: 4. 28 ÷ 6 = 4 remainder 4. The leftover is the remainder: 4.

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What is division?
Divide numbers using sharing, grouping and short division, with remainders.
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