You have 1/2 cake that you want to share equally among 5 students. Each person will receive this amount.
Then, multiply back to check your answer.
What is 1/10?
1/10 x 5 = 1/2
100
When we multiply any number by it's reciprocal, what is our answer?
1
100
You are going to a birthday party. You order 6 pints of ice cream for the party. If you serve 1/4 of a pint to each guest, how many guests can be served?
6 divided by 1/4 is equal to 24
100
(1/2)÷ (3)
1/6
200
What is the reciprocal of 18/3?
3/18 or 1/6
200
The answer to 3 divided by 1/6.
Multiply back to check your answer.
What is 18?
18 x 1/6 = 18/6 = 3
200
Dividing any number by a fraction is THE SAME AS?....(doing what other math action??)
Multiplying by the reciprocal.
200
Mrs. Wolcott has 2 gallons of orange juice. It takes 1/12 of a gallon to fill one container. How many containers can she fill?
2 divided by 1/12 is equal to 24
200
(1/3)÷(6)
1/18
300
What is the reciprocal of 155?
1/155
300
You have 1/3 of a pot of coffee that you want to share among 4 people. Each person will get this amount of the pot.
Multiply back to check your answer.
What is 1/12?
1/12 x 4 = 4/12 = 1/3
300
If you were to write out this expression using only words, what would you write?
1/5 ÷ 6
You don't have to solve! Just write out what it's asking for!
How many sixths can we fit into one fifth? or What is one sixth of one fifth?
300
Mrs. Jones has 4 yards of material for a new feather boa. Each boa that he makes requires 1/6 yards of material. How many new boas will he be able to make with this material?
4 divided by 1/6 equals 24 new boas
300
(3)÷(1/8)
24
400
What is the reciprocal of 1?
1
400
There is 2/5 ton of bricks in the supply store. This is the amount when we divide these bricks up evenly among 7 people.
Check with multiplication.
What is 2/35 ton?
2/35 x 7 = 14/35 = 2/5
400
If you were to write out this expression using only words, what would you write?
1/3 ÷ 10
How many one tenth can we fit into one third?
400
Callie is making a miniature doghouse for her new puppy. She has one piece of wood that is 1/3 of a yard long. She needs to cut it into 6 equal pieces. How long should she cut each piece?
1/3 divided by 6 is equal to 1/18 of a yard each.
400
16 ÷ 1/4
64
500
What is the reciprocal of -
4x/7xy
7xy/4x
500
You have 3/5 cake and you will share it with 5 people. Each person will get this amount.
Multiply back to check.
What is 3/25?
3/25 x 5 = 15/25 = 3/5
500
What key words or phrases can we look for in a word problem dealing with dividing fractions?
Any of the following:
"How many pieces can we fit into?"
"In"
"Divided equally..."
If you list, "of," you will automatically lose this question!
500
At the end of the night, Paperonis had 1/3 of a pizza left over. The 2 employees each took home the same amount of leftover pizza. How much pizza did each employee take home?