Fractions/Whole Number
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Word Problems
Whole Number/Fractions
Vocabulary
100

1/4 ÷ 3

1/12

100

1/4 ÷ 2/3

3/8

100

Grant bought 2 extra large cookies. If one serving is 1/3 of a cookie, how many servings are there in 2 cookies?

6 cookies

100

4 ÷ 1/6

24

100

What are the three short steps used to divide fractions?

Keep, Change, Flip

200

1/7 ÷ 5

1/35

200

4/5 ÷ 2/7 

28/10 or 2 4/5

200

Kiran is raking leaves to earn money. If he can rake 1 lawn in 2/3 of an hour, how many lawns can rake in 3 hours?

4 1/2 yards

200

8 ÷ 1/8

64

200

1/4 ÷ 2 = 1/8 

In this problem which is the dividend?

1/4

300

1/8 ÷ 12

1/96

300

7/8 ÷  1/10

70/8 or 8 3/4

300

Brian is making signs for the school play. He has 5/8 of a can of paint. He needs 1/8 of a can for each sign he makes. How many signs can he make? 

5 signs

300

12 ÷ 1/9

108

300

What is a reciprocal?

Internet Definition: A mathematical expression or function so related to another that their product is one; the quantity obtained by dividing the number one by a given quantity.

400

1/14 ÷ 13

1/182

400

4/9 ÷ 3/18

72/27 or 2 2/3

400

Carlos has 1/2 of a sub sandwich. He wants to share it between himself and 2 friends. How much of the sandwich will they each get?

1/6 of a sandwich

400

19 ÷  1/12

228

400

What type of fraction is 31/5? 

an improper fraction
500

1/28 ÷ 14

1/392

500

7/10 ÷ 6/25

175/60 or 2 11/12

500

Tae Song has 3/4 of a quart of paint. If it takes 2 quarts to paint one room, what fraction of a room can he paint?

3/8 of the room

500

32 ÷  1/18

576

500

2 ÷ 1/3 = 6 

In this problem, which number is the quotient

6

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