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Division facts practice using fact families
Division facts are the multiplication table read backward. If your child knows 6 × 7 = 42, they also know 42 ÷ 6 = 7 and 42 ÷ 7 = 6. That group of facts is called a fact family.
So the best division practice starts with multiplication. Children who are slow on 42 ÷ 6 are usually slow on 6 × 7 too.
Fact family examples
- 8 × 9 = 72, so 72 ÷ 8 = 9 and 72 ÷ 9 = 8.
- 7 × 7 = 49, so 49 ÷ 7 = 7. Square numbers have a family of just two facts.
- Ask "what times 6 makes 54?" for 54 ÷ 6. The answer is 9, because 6 × 9 = 54.
12 mixed division facts
- 24 ÷ 6 = ?
- 35 ÷ 7 = ?
- 48 ÷ 8 = ?
- 63 ÷ 9 = ?
- 36 ÷ 4 = ?
- 56 ÷ 7 = ?
- 81 ÷ 9 = ?
- 42 ÷ 6 = ?
- 64 ÷ 8 = ?
- 27 ÷ 3 = ?
- 54 ÷ 9 = ?
- 72 ÷ 8 = ?
Show answers
- 24 ÷ 6 = 4
- 35 ÷ 7 = 5
- 48 ÷ 8 = 6
- 63 ÷ 9 = 7
- 36 ÷ 4 = 9
- 56 ÷ 7 = 8
- 81 ÷ 9 = 9
- 42 ÷ 6 = 7
- 64 ÷ 8 = 8
- 27 ÷ 3 = 9
- 54 ÷ 9 = 6
- 72 ÷ 8 = 9
Tips for parents
- Practice the multiplication fact and the two division facts together.
- Mix the facts up. Going in order lets children count instead of remember.
- Our free check includes division facts alongside long division.