3rd Grade Comparing Division Expressions Worksheet: True or False

Comparing expressions is easier when your child solves each side on its own. In e, 32 ÷ 8 = 4 and 36 ÷ 9 = 4, so the equation is true. In c, 16 ÷ 8 = 2 but 30 ÷ 10 = 3, so it is false. Four items are false: b, c, f and j.

Two items go past the usual range, namely 110 ÷ 10 in h and 144 ÷ 144 in j. Yet both are friendly, because dividing by 10 removes a zero and any number divided by itself gives 1. Note also that the letters jump from h to j, since there is no item i.

Ask your child to write the result above each side, as item a shows. For 18 ÷ 2 = 27 ÷ 9, that gives 9 on the left and 3 on the right. Since 9 and 3 differ, the equation is false.

The worked example uses long sentences, such as "it implies that". Read it aloud together and restate it simply: work out both sides, then compare. This routine prepares children for balanced equations in later grades.

Write a division on the left of a sheet, for example 20 ÷ 4. Your child then writes a different division with the same value on the right, such as 10 ÷ 2. Take turns and see who finds the most pairs. Last of all, check the ten ticks against the answer key on page two.