Dividing Fractions
Darren has a 3 cup bag of snack mix. Each serving is 1/4 cup. which model will help him determine how many 1/4 cup servings are in the whole bag of snack mix?
3 ÷ 1/4 = 3 × 4 = 12, Darren has 12 servings in the bag.
Hannah is filling gift bags for a party. She has 72 pieces of candy to pass out. If there are eight bags, how many pieces of candy will go in each bag?
Each bag will have 9 pieces of candy.
In a drawing class, crayons were distributed to 12 students. Six students got packets with eight crayons and the other six with 10 crayons. How many crayons were distributed in all?
A total of 108 crayons were distributed.
Lily is baking cookies for a bake sale. The recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar, but she wants to make only 1/2 of the recipe. How much sugar will Lily need to use?
Hint:
To find out how much sugar she needs, multiply 3/4 by 1/2.
Lily will need 3/8 cup of sugar.
75 nickels has the same value as how many qurters?
75 nickels have the same value as 15 quarters.
Lawson has 4/5 of a tank of fuel in his car. He needs 1/10 of a tank per day. How many days will the fuel in his tank last?
Lawson’s fuel will last 8 days.
48 divided by what number will equal 12?
48÷?=12
The missing number is 4.
In a library, books were distributed to 15 students. Nine students received 5 books each, and the other six students received 7 books each. How many books were distributed in all?
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A total of 87 books were distributed.
Ben is making a large batch of lemonade. The recipe calls for 2/3 of a cup of lemon juice. If Ben only wants to make 1/4 of the recipe, how much lemon juice will he need?
Ben will need 1/6 cup of lemon juice.
How many dimes are equivalent in value to 120 nickels?
120 nickels are equivalent in value to 60 dimes.
Sam is painting his house. If he needs 1/2 liter of paint per room. How many liters of paint are required to paint four rooms?
Sam needs 2 liters of paint to paint four rooms.
The fifth grade students went on a field trip to the theater. The 96 students sat in rows with 10 students in each row. How many rows did they use?
The students used 9 full rows, but since there were 6 extra students, they needed 1 additional row, making a total of 10 rows.
(3,259−741)÷3
839
Sarah has 1/2 of a chocolate bar. She wants to share it equally with her friend. How much chocolate will each of them get?
Each of them will get 1/4 of the chocolate bar.
In a survey of 20 students, the number of hours they spend reading each week was recorded. The results are as follows:
2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 2, 6, 3, 4, 4, 5, 3, 2, 6, 7, 5, 4, 5, 3, 2.
Create a line plot to represent this data. How many students read for 3 hours each week?
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Mrs. Neeley orders three pizzas for a school party. If each slice is 1/12 of a pizza, how many slices are there in all?
There are 36 slices in total.
A school cafeteria has 120 chairs arranged in rows. If each row has 8 chairs, how many rows are there in total?
120÷8=15
There are 15 rows.
Each of the 25 students in a class sold 7 items for a fundraiser. Thier teacher also sold 13 items. Write an expression that best represents the number of items they sold in all.
(25×7)+13
A recipe for pancake batter calls for 3/4 cup of milk. If Emily wants to make 3/5 of the recipe, how much milk will she need?
Emily will need 9/20 cup of milk.
Kale made 5 gallons of sports drink for the baseball team. Which of the following represents the same quantity?
a. 20 quarts
b. 32 pints
c. 40 cups
d. 640 ounces
a. 20 quarts and d. 640 ounces.
The basketball coach advised all players to drink 2500 milliliters of water during the day before each game. How much is this in liters?
The players need to drink 2.5 liters of water.
What number completes the equation?
564÷?=47
The missing number is 12.
Which expression represents 75 minus the product of 12 and 4?
75−(12×4)
A garden has 3/4 of a square meter of space for planting flowers. If each flower needs 1/6 of a square meter, how many flowers can be planted in the garden?
The garden can hold 4 1/2 flowers, so 4 full flowers can be planted, and there will be space for half of another flower.
In the month of March, five students kept track of the number of books they read. Sarah read 12 books, Ben read 8 books, Maria read 15 books, Lucas read 10 books, and Emily read 5 books.
Answer the following questions:
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