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title: 'Video: What third graders learn about multiplying and dividing in word problems'
description: Find out how kids’ understanding of multiplication and division in word problems develops during third grade.
slug: video-what-third-graders-learn-about-multiplying-and-dividing-in-word-problems
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-10-16T11:58:34.835Z'
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source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-what-third-graders-learn-about-multiplying-and-dividing-in-word-problems
lang: en
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# Video: What third graders learn about multiplying and dividing in word problems

In third grade, kids work on word problems that involve multiplying and dividing. Watch this video from Understood founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to see how they learn to solve these tricky word problems.

[![Video](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/WP0ZluXja1s/sddefault.webp)](https://www.youtube.com/embed/WP0ZluXja1s)

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