Easy Division for Grade 4 [12 Practice Worksheets]

 

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Division by equal sharing, equal grouping, and repeated subtraction

Division by equal sharing

Division by equal sharing is a way to divide the number of items into equal groups. The goal is to make sure that each group gets the same amount. This is often used in real-life situations, like sharing toys or fruits.

Example: Imagine you have 20 toy cars, and you want to share them equally among 5 children.

 

To divide the cars equally:

• Start by giving each child 1 toy car. After 5 children, that’s 5 cars.

• Keep giving out 1 car to each child until all 20 cars are shared.

• After distributing all the toy cars, each child gets 4 cars.

So, dividing 20 toy cars by 5 children means each child gets 4 cars.

Division by Equal Grouping

Division by equal grouping is when you start with a certain number of items and want to divide them into equal groups. In this case, you know how many items go in each group and need to figure out how many groups you can make.

Example:

You have 24 toy cars, and you want to make groups with 4 cars in each group.

To divide the cars into groups: Put 4 cars in the first group.

Keep adding 4 cars to each new group until all 24 cars are used up.

Counting the groups:

• After the first group, you have 4 cars.

• After the second group, you have 8 cars.

• After the third group, you have 12 cars.

• After the fourth group, you have 16 cars.

• After the fifth group, you have 20 cars.

• After the sixth group, you have 24 cars.

 

So, you can make 6 groups of 4 cars each.

 

Division by repeated subtraction

Division by repeated subtraction is subtraction of the same number more than once up to the number that equals zero. This technique helps you find out how many times a number can be subtracted before it equals to zero. Now, let's consider examples with apples and toy cars.

Example: Division by Repeated Subtraction 

You have 24 toy cars, and you want to divide them into groups of 4 cars using repeated subtraction.

Start with 24 toy cars.

Subtract 4 cars at a time:

24 - 4 = 20 cars

20 - 4 = 16 cars

16 - 4 = 12 cars

12 - 4 = 8 cars

8 - 4 = 4 cars

4 - 4 = 0 cars

You subtracted 6 times. So, 24 divided by 4 equals 6. This means you can make 6 groups of 4 toy cars.

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Dividing a 4-digit Number by a 2-digit Number

Example: 5,648 ÷ 12

 

 

Dividend = divisor x quotient + remainder 

Divisor 12, quotient 470, remainder = 8

Dividend = 12 x 470 + 8 = 5648

 

Dividing a 4-digit Number by a 3-digit Number

Example: 4726 divided by 172

Dividend = divisor x quotient + remainder 

Divisor 172, quotient 27, remainder = 82 

Dividend = 172 x 27 + 82 = 4726

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Division of a 5-digit number by 1, and 2-digit numbers

Dividing a 5-Digit Number by a 1-Digit Number

Example: 34637 divided by 4

Dividend = divisor x quotient + remainder 

Divisor 4, quotient = 8659, remainder = 1

Dividend = 4 x 8659 + 1 = 34637

 

Dividing a 5-Digit Number by a 2-Digit Number

Example: 44368 divided by 23

Dividend = divisor x quotient + remainder 

Divisor 23, quotient = 1929, remainder = 1 

Dividend = 23 x 1929 + 1 = 44367 + 1 = 44368

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Dividing by 10, 100 or 1,000

Dividing by 10

When any number is divided by 10, the digit in one's place will be the remainder and the other digits together will be the quotient.

Example: 5,678 divided by 10

 

Division by 100

When any number is divided by 100, the digits in the tens and ones place will be the remainder and the other digits together will be the quotient.

Example: 9,124 divided by 100

Division by 1000

When any number is divided by 1000, the digits in the tens and ones place will be the remainder and the other digits together will be the quotient

Example: 4,321 divided by 1,000

 

 

Here are some real-life examples that illustrate the concept of division:

1. Sharing Sweets Among Friends: Imagine you have 24 sweets and want to share them equally among 6 friends. How many sweets will each friend get? (24 divided by 6 equals 4 sweets per friend).

 

2. Distributing Pizza Slices: You have 8 slices of pizza and 4 people. If each person gets an equal number of slices, how many will each person receive? (8 divided by 4 equals 2 slices per person).

3. Classroom: A teacher needs to divide 30 students equally into 5 groups for an activity. How many students will be in each group? (30 divided by 5 equals 6 students per group).

 

 

4. Packing Boxes: A factory has 120 toys and needs to pack them into boxes with 10 toys each. How many boxes are needed? (120 divided by 10 equals 12 boxes).

 

 

5. Dividing Money: You have ₹500 and want to distribute it equally among 5 friends. How much money will each friend get? (500 divided by 5 equals ₹100 per friend).

 

 

6. Planting Trees: You have 60 saplings to plant along 10 rows, with an equal number of saplings in each row. How many saplings should be planted in each row? (60 divided by 10 equals 6 saplings per row).

 

 

7. Reading Pages: A book has 120 pages and you want to read it in 12 days. How many pages do you need to read per day? (120 divided by 12 equals 10 pages per day).

 

 

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Division Quiz: Try it yourself and build confidence! 

1. There are 18 cupcakes, and 6 friends want to share them equally. How many cupcakes does each friend get?

A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 6

2. A pizza shop has 36 slices of pizza. They want to give each customer 6 slices. How many customers can they serve?

A) 5
B) 6
C) 8
D) 9

3. There are 24 crayons, and each box holds 4 crayons. How many boxes are needed?

A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8

4. The farmer has 30 apples and wants to put 5 apples in each basket. How many baskets does he need?

A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 8

5. A pack of 45 stickers is split into 9 equal groups. How many stickers are in each group?

A) 3
B) 5
C) 7
D) 9

6. There are 35 toys, and each child receives 7 toys. How many children are there?

A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 6

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Division Practice Worksheets:

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• Easy Level Worksheets

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• Intermediate Level Worksheets

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• Advanced Level Worksheets

  Worksheet 1 Worksheet 2 Worksheet 3 Worksheet 4

 

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Things you have learnt!

• Division is an essential math skill that builds a strong foundation for advanced concepts.
• Real-life examples helped demonstrate how division applies to everyday situations.
• Questions, quizzes, and visual aids like images and videos were used to make learning division engaging and fun.
• Keep practicing and exploring new division challenges to strengthen your skills!