Divide, then subtract
3rd Grade Math practice: 36 apples are packed equally into 4 baskets. Then 3 apples are taken from each basket. How many apples are left in each basket. Part of division (Two-step division).
~10 min
Solve the equal-group part of the problem first.
Dividing to find equal shares
12 items shared into 3 equal groups
4 each
4 each
4 each
12 / 3 = 4
When you have a total number of items to put into equal groups, you use division to find out how many items are in each group.
💡 Division tells you the size of each group.