Dividing Whole Numbers by Fractions
Dividing Fractions by Whole Numbers
Word Problems
Mystery Questions
200
What is 3 ÷ 1/3?
9
200
This is 1/7 divided by 4.
What is 1/28?
200
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?
200

1/3 divided by 4

1/12

300
12 ÷ 1/4
What is 48?
300
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
300
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?
300

This is the math word for the 2 in the equation 8 divided by 4 equals 2.

What is quotient?

400
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?
400
1/2 divided by 4
What is 1/8?
400
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?
400

What will you always have when you divide a fraction by a whole number?

a fraction

500
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?
500
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?
500
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?
500

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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