What ÷ Who
9 friends share 3 pumpkin pies equally. What fraction of a pumpkin pie does each friend get?
3/9 or 1/3
1 ÷ 1/4
1
5 ÷ 1/3
15
A hammerhead shark in the library is 76 inches long. I want to make a smaller model that is 1/6 of the size. How long will the model be?
12 2/3
3 ÷ 1/2
6
2 friends share 1 pie
1/2
1/8 ÷ 3
1/24
4 ÷ 1/4
16
I want to make a brownie recipe that is 1 1/2 times the recipe. It calls for a 3/4 cube of butter. How much butter will I need?
1 1/8
1/3 x 1/2
1/6
8 dogs share 4 bones.
4/8 or 1/2
1/3 ÷ 9
8 ÷ 1/2
16
A pitcher holds 1 liter of water. If I share it among 5 friends how much will each friend get?
1/5 Cups
1/2 ÷ 2
1/4
6 friends share 4 pizzas equally
4/6 or 2/3
1/2 ÷ 4
1/8
3 ÷ 1/7
21
Each day Josh eats 1/4 a cup of rice. If the bag contains 8 cups, how many days can Josh eat 3/4 cup of rice?
6
is 1/2 ÷ 6 greater than 1 or less than 1? Why?
Because you are dividing 1/2 into smaller parts.