Division with fractions
1 gallon of batter is poured equally into 4 bowls. How many gallons are in each bowl?
1/4
We paid $40 for 8 hamburgers, which is a rate of $___ per hamburger.
$5 per hamburger.
In Lisa’s class, 24 of the students are tall and 12 are short. In Paul’s class 15 students are tall and 20 students are short. Which class has a higher ratio of tall to short students?
Lisa's Class (2:1)
A sweater is regularly $32. It is 25% off the original price this week. What is the price now?
$24
1. A radio station plays 12 songs each hour. They never stop for commercials, news, weather, or traffic reports.
a. Write an expression describing how many songs are played by the radio station in
a. 12h
b. 12 (24) = 288 songs in 24 hours
3/4
A pencil company used 60 grams of rubber to make 10 pencils, which is a rate of ___ grams per pencil.
6 grams per pencil
At Janine’s party, the orchestra has 10 guitar players and 8 flute players. At Brown’s party, the orchestra has 12 guitar players and 7 flute players. Which party has a higher ratio of guitar to flute players?
Brown's Party
Five of the 25 girls on Alden Middle School’s soccer team are seventh-grade students. Find the percentage of seventh graders on the team.
20%
2. A ski area has a high-speed lift that can move 2,400 skiers to the top of the mountain each hour.
a. Write an expression describing how many skiers can be lifted in
a. 2,400h
b. 33,600 skiers in 14 hours.
c. 1.5 hours
three-fourths pan of lasagna is shared equally by 6 friends. What fraction of the pan will each friend get?
1/8
It took a pet store 10 weeks to sell 80 cats. What is the rate sold per week?
8 cats per week
Robert’s recipe has 5 onions and 9 tomatoes for the pizza. Jeff’s recipe has 8 onions and 10 tomatoes for the pizza. Whose recipe has a lower ratio of onions to tomatoes?
Robert's Recipe
The Alden Middle School girls’ soccer team won 80% of its games this season. If the team won 12 games, how many games did it play?
15
Polly writes a magazine column, for which she earns $35 per hour. Number of hours that Polly works,
a. 35h
b. 35 (3.5)= $122.50
c. yes. Divide the total earned by the rate and you will find out how much time she worked for.
A rope of length two-fifths meter is cut into 4 equal cords. What is the length of each cord?
1/10
Luke spent 8 days collecting cans and he managed to collect 6 pounds of cans. He collected ____ of a pound each day.
Lee bought 7 Zara jeans and 9 shirts from the Wall Street. Nancy bought 6 Zara jeans and 8 shirts from the Wall Street. Who has the lower ratio of jeans to shirts?
Nancy
Purchasing a TV that is 20% off will save $180. What is the original price?
$900
solve for m.
3m= 21.
m = 7
A construction company is working on a road which is one-fourth mile long. The workers divide the road up into 3 equal sections. How long are each section?
1/12
Oliver earned $12 for mowing 3 lawns. What is the rate earned per lawn mowed?
$4 per lawn
The ratio of Isabella’s money to Shane’s money is 3: 11. If Isabella has $27, how much money do Shane and Isabella have together?
$99
What is 15% of 60?
9
75 - m = 23
m=52