Fractions to Division Problems
Write a divisions expression for each fraction.
7/9
7 divided by 9
1/3 divided by 2
1/6
Dividing Fractions
3/4 divide 4/5
15/16
A new nature trail is 8/10 mi long. A park ranger divides the trail into 4 equal sections. How long is each section of the trail?
1/5 mi
Write the expression as a fraction.
13 divided by 20
13/20
1/7 divided by 7
1/49
Dividing Fractions
2/4 divide 2/5
1 1/4
A baker has 15 cups of flour. He sets aside 4 cups of flour, and uses the rest for a cookie recipe that calls for 1/4 cup of flour.
How many batches of cookies can the baker make?
22
Write as an expression.
11/17
11 divided by 17
25 divided by 1/6
150
Dividing Fractions
1/8 divide 3/4
1/6
Carlos has of 4/5 a tank of fuel, and he uses 1/10 of a tank per day. How many days will his fuel last?
8 days
Write as a fraction.
17 divided by 7
17/7
7 divided by 1/2
14
Dividing Fractions
7/8 divide 14/4
1/4
Francine used 5/7 meters of yarn to string one notebook. If she has 70 meters of yarn, how many notebooks can she string?
98 notebooks
Write as a division expression.
10/3
10 divided by 3
1/2 divided by 8
1/16
Dividing Fractions
5/6 divide 3/2
5/9
One fourth of a cake was shared equally among 3 people.
What fraction of the whole cake did each person get?
1/12