3rd Grade Dividing by 5 Worksheet
Divide by 5 using skip counting and the 5 times table in reverse.
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- Grade
- 3rd Grade
- Subject
- Math
- Skill
- Division
- Topic
- dividing by 5
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Time
- 8 minutes
- Pages
- 2 (incl. answer key)
- Format
- Printable PDF (US Letter)
- Answer key
- Included
- Best for
- homework, morning work, centers, review, intervention
Worksheet details
What This Worksheet Practices
Students will divide multiples of 5 by 5 using skip counting and the 5 times table.
- Dividing by 5
- Counting by 5s to find how many groups
- Using the 5 times table in reverse
Inside This Printable
Student directions: Divide by 5. Think: how many 5s make this number? (5 times what?)
Worked example
35 / 5: 5 times 7 is 35, so 35 / 5 = 7.
Sample questions
- 5 / 5 =
- 10 / 5 =
- 15 / 5 =
The PDF contains 12 practice questions plus 2 challenge questions.
Worksheet Preview
Dividing by 5, counting the groups
Dividing by 5 asks how many groups of 5 fit in a number. Because the 5s skip count so cleanly (5, 10, 15…), and every multiple of 5 ends in 0 or 5, these facts come quickly.
How to use it
Have students count by 5s to the number, or think “5 times what?” This mirrors the 5 times table. Part of the division facts set.
👩🏫 Teacher note
Dividing by 5 asks how many 5s fit in the number. Skip counting by 5s (and the inverse 5 times table) makes these quick.
🏠 Parent note
Count by 5s up to the number; the number of counts is the answer. Or ask: 5 times what?
Common Mistakes to Watch For
- Miscounting the groups of 5
- Confusing the dividend and quotient
Answer Key
Each answer shows the quotient.
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