Vocabulary
A whole number and a fraction.
A. Mixed number
B. Unit fraction
C. Dividend
mixed number
1/3 divided by 2
1/6
A 12-foot long playground is marked off into 1/5 foot-long sections for a game. How many sections are there?
60 Sections
101
X 34
3,434
Write a division expression for 10/3
10 divided by 3
Answer to a division Problem.
A. Product
B. Sum
C. Quotient
D. Divisor
quotient
1/7 Divided by 7
1/49
A 4-pound package of peanuts is divided into 1/4 pound packages. How many 1/4 pound packages are there?
16 packages
82
X 42
3,444
4 divided by 1/8
32
The number in which the dividend is divided -tells how many equal parts the dividend will be split into
divisor
1/2 divided by 8
1/16
Raven is making pillows. She needs 1/5 yard of fabric for each pillow. If she has 6 yards of fabric, how many pillows can she make? Write an equation that represents the problem.
6 divided by 1/5 = 30
360
X 36
12,960
Ellen says that 1 2/5 equals 5 divided by 7 is she correct? explain
No, Ellen reversed the 5 and the 7 in the expression.
The number being divided in a division probblem
Dividend
5 divided by 1/2
10
Mr. Holms used 4/5 of a carton of orange juice. He used equal amounts of the leftover juice for 2 servings. What fraction of the whole carton of juice did he use for each serving?
1/10
317
X 48
15,216
Match the expressions
1. 4 divided by 3
2. 4 divided by 1/3
3. 3 divided by 4
4. 1/3 divided by 4
A. 3/4
B. 12
C. 1/12
D. 1 1/3
1. D
2. B
3. A
4. C
A fraction with a one in the numerator
unit fraction
25 divided by 1/6
150
A farmer owns 24 acres of land. He plans to use 6 acres for an entrance into the farm and partition the remaining land into 1/3 acre lots. How many 1/3 acre lots will he have?
54 lots
286
X 40
11,440
17 divided by 7
2 3/7