Dividing Fractions
1/2 ÷ 3
1/6
2/5 x 4/5
8/25
2 3/4
11/4
Turn to a mixed number
7/2
3 1/2
Lincoln is building a Zen Garden that is 12 inches long and 3/4 inches wide. What is the area of Lincoln's Zen Garden?
9 square inches
7 ÷ 1/6 =
42/1 or 42
5/10 x 3/10
15/100
4 3/5
23/5
Turn to a mixed number
13/4
3 1/4
Of 15 DVDs, 3/5 were comedies. How many movies were comedies?
9 DVDs
1/8 ÷ 8
1 whole or 30/30
8/9 x 6/12
48/108
3 2/5
17/5
Turn to a mixed number
27/5
5 2/5
Owen is making bowties. How many 1/2 yard bowties can he make from 18 feet of ribbon? HINT: 3 feet in 1 yard
12 bowties
5 ÷ 1/20
100
6/2 x 4/3
4
11 2/3
35/3
Turn to a mixed number
50/10
5
Layla used 2/3 of a package of cornbread mix. She used equal parts of the leftover mix to make 2 batches of cornbread. What fraction of the original package will she use for each batch?
1/6
1/4 ÷ 9 =
1/36
4/6
12 4/5
64/5
Turn to a mixed number
66/7
9 3/7
Kinley needs fabric to make curtain panels for her window. Each panel will be 4 feet long and 1/2 foot wide. Each piece of fabric that she can buy is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. How many panels can she make from 1 piece of fabric?
4