fractions as division
1 divided by 2
1/2
6 divided by 1/5
30
1/2 divided by 1/3
3/2 or 1 1/2
A mechanic buys 1 gallon of oil. She uses 1/6 of the oil, and then divides the rest into 4 smaller bottles. How much does she put into each bottle?
5/24
8 divided by 3
8/3 or 2 2/3
7 divided by 1/4
28
1/4 divided by 1/4
4/4 or 4/1 or 4
Your friend says 5/12 is equivalent to 12 divided by 5. Is your friend correct? Explain.
no; the fraction indicates division of the numerator by the denominator. so 5/12= 5 divided by 12.
6 divided by 5
6/5 or 1 1/5
1/7 divided by 2
1/14
3/4 divided by 1/8
24/4 or 6/1 or 6
A litter of kittens weighs a total of 2 pounds. Each newborn kitten weighs 1/4 pound. How many kittens are in the litter?
8 kittens.
64 divided by 9
64/9 or 7 1/9
1/8 divided by 4
1/32
5/6 divided by 1/3
15/6 or 5/2 or 2 1/2
You have 1/8 cup of red sand, 1/4 cup of blue sand, and 1/2 cup of white sand. You equally divide the sand into 3 containers. What fraction of a cup of sand do you pour into each container?
7/24 cup
4 divided by 10
4/10
8 divided by 1/3
24
12/4 divided by 1/2
24/4 or 6/1 or 6
You mix 3 1/4 cups of frozen strawberries and 4 1/2 cups of frozen blueberries in a bowl. A smoothie requires 1/2 cup of your berry mix. How many smoothies can you make?
15 smoothies with 1/2 cups berry mix left.