Divide Fractions and whole Numbers
2 / (1/5)
10
What is the reciprocal of 4/5?
5/4
1 and 2/3 /(1/2)
10/3 or 3 and 1/3
Two friend share 1/2 of a cake equally. What fractions of a whole cake does each friend get?
Equation: (1/2) / 2
Answer: 1/4
1/2 x 3/4
3/8
(1/2) / 6
1/12
7 / (1/2)
14
What is 5 and 8/12 as an improper fraction?
68/12
Davis Junior has 6 candy bars. He cuts the bars into halves. How many 1/2 size bars does he have?
Equation: 6 / (1/2)
Answer: 12
29.5 x 1.3
38.35
11 / (1/9)
99
(2/5) / (7/25)
10/7 or 1 and 3/7
7 and 1/3
Jack has 2 pizzaz that he cuts into fourths. How many 1/4 size pizza slices does he have?
8 one fourth size slices.
Use ROUNDING to estimate answer:
7.92 + 5.37 = ?
13
Miss. Ohlson can run 1/10 mile per minute. How many minutes will it take Miss. Ohlson to run 6 miles?
60 minutes or 1 hour
(6/7) / (3/2)
4/7
3 and 1/4 / 2 and 4/7
49/36 or 1 and 13/36
Jill has 12 pieces of fabric and cuts each piece into fourths. How many 1/4 pieces of fabric does she have?
48 pieces
624 / 27
23 r3
Tom cuts half of a loaf of bread into 4 equal parts. What fraction of the whole loaf does each of the 4 parts represent?
1/8
Love this problems in 2 different ways:
(2/3) / (1/2)
3/4 or 1 and 1/3
5 and 4/5 divided by 3 and 2/10
58/32 or 1 and 13/16
When you divide a fraction less than 1 by a whole number great than 1, is the quotient less than, greater than, or equal to the dividend?
The quotient is less than the dividend.
How many zeros are in the product:
(6x5) x 10^3
4 zeros