Jada and her 2 sisters equally share a pan of macaroni and cheese.
Draw a diagram to represent the situation.
Explain how this expression represents the situation:
How much of the whole pan of macaroni and cheese will each person get?
b. 1/2 of the plan is divided into 3 equal pieces
c. 1/6
The container holds 1/2 gallon of water. It is 3/4 full. How many gallons of water are in the container?
3/8 gallon
3/4 x 1/2 = 3/8
3 1/2 X 3
What is 10 1/2
Mai has a strip of paper that is 3 feet long. She cuts it into 1/4 foot strips.
How many foot strips does Mai make? Explain or show your reasoning.
Write a division equation to represent your answer
a. 12 because there are 12 1/4ths in 3
b. 3 divided by 1/12 = 12
The container has 1/2 gallon of water. 6 friends split the water equally. How many gallons of water does each friend get?
1/12
1/2 divided by 6 = 1/12
2/3 divided by 6
1/9
7 X 2 1/3
What is 16 1/2?
There are 4 liters of water. How many 1/2 liter bottles of water is that?
8
4 divided by 1/2 = 8
The container has 1 gallon of water. Each bottle holds 1/8 of a gallon. How many bottles of water does the container hold?
8 bottles
1 divided by 1/8 = 8
2 1/3 X 1 2/7
What is 3?
4 friends split 1/2 pound of dried fruit equally. How many pounds of fruit does each friend get?
1/8
1/2 divided by 4 = 1/8
3 ounces is 1/4 of the package of sunflower seeds. How many ounces of sunflower seeds are in the whole package? Explain or show your reasoning.
3 divided by 1/4
The tape diagram shows 3 ounces of sunflower seeds are 1/4 of 12 so there are 12 ounces in the whole package.
8 2/3 X 2
What is 17 1/3?
Clare has 5 yards of ribbon. It takes 1/2 yard to make a bow. How many bows can Clare make with the ribbon? Write a multiplication and a division equation showing the solution.
5x2=10
5 divided by 1/2 = 10
A person drove 5 miles. That is 1/3 of the distance from their home to work. How far is it from the person’s home to work? Explain or show your reasoning.
5 divided by 1/3
It is 15 miles as the tape diagram shows that 5 is 1/3 of 15.