Fraction By a Whole Number
1/4 divided by 2?
1/8
6 divided by 3/8?
16
9/12 divided by 3/12?
3
Molly's friend, Xavier, als has 11/8 cups of strawberries. He needs 3/4 cup of strawberries to make a batch of tarts. How many batches can he make?
11/8 divided by 3/4 = 1 and 5/6 batches
What is an equivalent fraction of 3/5?
Solve on the board.
2/3 divided by 6
1/9
How many 3/5 are in 3?
5
7/9 divided 3/9?
2 and 1/3
Bonnie Baker has a total of 1/2 pound of chocolate. She needs 1/8 pounds of chocolate for each batch of brownies she bakes. How many batches of brownies can Bonnie bake with 1/2 pound of chocolate?
1/2 divided 1/8 = 4
What can be an equivalent fraction for 2/8?
Solve on the board.
1/3 divided 4?
1/12
There are 12 gallons of water fill a tank to 3/4 capacity. What is the capacity of the tank?
12 divided by 3/4 = 16
How many fourths are in 3 fourths?
There are 3 one-fourths in three-fourths.
Arthur divided 3/4 of his kingdom into parcels of land, each being 1/8 of the entire kingdom. How many parcels did he make?
3/4 divided by 1/8 = 6
How many sixteenths are in 15/16?
15 one-sixteenths
4 loads of stone weigh 2/3 ton. Find the weight of 1 load of stone?
2/3 divided by 4 = 1/6
How many 2/3 in 4?
4 divided 2/3 = 6
4/5 divided 2/5?
2
How many 2/3 cups servings are in a 4 container of food?
4 divided 2/3 = 6
How many 1/4 teaspoon doses are in 7/8 teaspoon of medicne?
7/8 divided 1/4 = 7/2 or 3 and 1/2
What is the width of a rectangle with an area of 5/8 in^2 and a length of of 10 inches?
5/8 divided 10 = 1/16
Regina is chopping up wood. She has chopped 10 logs so far. If the 10 logs represent 5/8 of all the logs that need to be chopped, how many logs need to be chopped in all?
10 divided by 5/8 = 16
7/8 divided by 2/8?
7/2 or 3 and 1/2
An athlete plans to run 3 miles. Each lap around the school yard is 3/7 mile. How many laps will the athlete run?
3 divided by 3/7 = 7
4/6