Mixed Operations with Fractions
Dividing Whole Numbers by Fractions
Dividing Fractions by Whole Numbers
Word Problems
Mystery Questions
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2/5 x 1/4 = Write your answer in its simplest form.
What is 1/10?
1
What is eighteen divided by one-third?
What is 54?
1
1/12 ÷ 6 =
What is 1/72?
1
Faye was trying to collect 5 pounds of cans to recycle. If she collects one-half of a pound each day, how many days will it take to collect 5 pounds?
What is 10 days?
1
9 divided by 1/2
What is18
2
2/3 x 1/4 = Write your answer in its simplest form.
What is 1/6?
2
What is 3 ÷ 1/3?
9
2
This is 1/7 divided by 4.
What is 1/28?
2
A farmer was dividing up his one-fifth of an acre of land between his 3 children. Since each child got the same amount of land, what fraction of the acre did each get?
What is 1/15 of an acre?
2
1/3 divided by 4
1/12
3
2 3/4 into an improper fraction
What is 11/4
3
12 ÷ 1/4
What is 48?
3
Monica was swimming laps in the pool. She swam a total of 1/4 kilometer in 10 laps. What was the length of each lap she swam?
1/40 Kilometer
3
A container of 2 metal beams weighed one-seventh of a ton. If every beam weighed the same amount, how heavy was each?
What is 1/14 of a ton?
3
This is the math word for the 2 in the equation 8 divided by 4 equals 2.
What is quotient?
4
4 3/5 - 1 1/5
What is 3 2/5?
4
You have just bought 6 pints of Ben & Jerry's ice cream for a party you are having. If you serve each of your guests 1/4 of a pint of ice cream, how many guests can you serve?
What is 24?
4
1/2 divided by 4
What is 1/8?
4
A group of 9 friends bought a one-fifth of a pound of bubblegum. If they split it equally, how much would each friend get?
What is 1/45 of a pound?
4
What will you always have when you divide a fraction by a whole number
a fraction
5
What is the mixed number for 7/2
What is 3 1/2?
5
Devon hiked 4 miles. Each day he hiked 1/3 mile. How many days did he hike? Katie said one-third divided by four is the equation to solve the problem. Kevin said four divided by one-third is the equation to solve it. Who is correct?
Who is Kevin?
5
You and your friend are making an art project. The art teacher has given you 1/6 of a foot of tape. How many feet of tape will each of you receive if you both get the same amount? Carrie says this can be solved by dividing one-sixth by two. Dominic says it should be solved by dividing two by one-sixth. Which student set up the problem correctly?
Who is Carrie?
5
One-fourth of all of the pictures Allison posts to Instagram are of her dogs. She takes an equal number of pictures of all 3 of her dogs: King, Duke and Spike. If Allison has posted 480 pictures on her Instagram, how many pictures are of Duke?
What are 40 pictures?
5
Fred and Ben each ran laps around the track. Fred completed his run in 16 minutes. Ben completed his run in 3/4 of the amount of time of Fred’s run. What was Ben’s time?
What is 12 minutes?
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