Level 1 Dividing Fractions
2/3 ÷ 1/2
2/3 X 2/1
4/3
5/6 ÷ 1/2
5/6 x 2/1
10/6
A recipe calls for 1/2 of a cup of sugar. If a bag of sugar contains 3/4 cups, how many batches of the recipe can be made?
hint: 3/4 ÷ 1/2
3/4 x 2/1
6/4
reduced- 3/2 or 1 1/2 batches
convert 4 1/2 to an improper fraction
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Multiply:
24
x 3
72
3/4 ÷ 1/3
3/4 x 3/1
9/4
3/8 ÷ 1/4
3/8 x 4/1
12/8
reduced- 3/2
A baker is making croissants. He has 11 pounds of dough. Each croissant is made from 1/8 pounds of dough. How many croissants can he make?
11 ÷ 1/8
88/1 or 88 croissants
convert 3 1/3 to an improper fraction
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10/3
Multiply:
1/8 x 3/7
3/56
5/8 ÷ 2/3
5/8 x 3/2
15/16
4/9 ÷ 1/2
4/9 x 2/1
8/9
The kitchen assistant is helping the chef to serve soup. The chef made pots of soup and the assistant is putting 1/16 cups of cream on top of the soup in each bowl. There are 12 cups of cream. How many bowls of soup can the assistant help prepare?
12 ÷ 1/16
192/1 or 192 bowls of soup
convert 5 1/4 to an improper fraction
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21/4
Divide:
56 ÷ 7
8
1/5 ÷ 7/8
1/5 x 8/7
8/35
4 ÷ 2/3
4/1 x 3/2
12/2
reduced- 6
On Saturday, Kiana studied 2 1/4 hours for her college exams. She spent hour 3/4 studying for each of her exams. How many exams did Kiana study for?
2 1/4 ÷ 3/4
9/4 ÷ 3/4
9/4 ÷ 3/4
9/4 x 4/3
36/12- divide
3 exams
convert 8 1/8 to an improper fraction
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65/8
5 3/5 ÷ 3 1/2
28/5 ÷ 7/2
28/5 x 2/7
56/35
reduced- 8/5
9/10 ÷ 1/10
9/10 x 10/1
90/10
9
5 ÷ 2/3
5/1 x 3/2
15/2
Sammy buys 9 1/2 yards of fabric to make shirts for his friends. He needs 1 1/2 yards of fabric to make each shirt. How many complete shirts can Sammy make? Show your work.
19/2 ÷ 3/2
19/2 x 2/3
38/6- divide each by 2
19/3
final answer- 6 1/3
convert 4 4/5 to an improper fraction
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24/5
Jacob filled a watering can 5/6 liter with water. He used 1/12 liter to water each of his plants. How many plants did Jacob water? SHOW YOUR WORK.
5/6 ÷ 1/12
5/6 x 12/1
60/6
10 plants