Fractions & Whole Numbers
3 ÷ 1/4
12
1/4 ÷ 2/3
3/8
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
1 4/7 ÷ 1/6
9 3/7
What are the three short steps used to divide fractions?
Keep, Change, Flip
5 ÷ 1/7
35
4/5 ÷ 2/7
2 4/5
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
8 ÷ 3 1/5
2 1/2
1/4 ÷ 2 = 1/8
In this problem which is the divisor?
2
1/8 ÷ 12
1/96
7/8 ÷ 1/10
8 3/4
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
2 6/14 ÷ 2 3/7
1
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.
1/14 ÷ 13
1/182
4/9 ÷ 3/18
2 2/3
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
12 ÷ 5 3/5
2 1/7
1/15 is what type of fraction?
A unit fraction
1/28 ÷ 14
1/392
7/10 ÷ 6/25
2 11/12
Ana has 7 3/4 quarts of lemonade. She drinks 2 1/2 quarts and then shares the rest of the lemonade evenly between 3 friends. How much lemonade will each of her friends get?
1 3/4 quarts of lemonade
9 3/4 ÷ 5 2/5
1 29/36
2 ÷ 5/3 = 6/5
In this problem, what type of fraction is the divisor?
An improper fraction