Fractions as Division Expressions
⅘
4 ÷ 5
5 ÷ 8
⅝
4 ÷ ⅓
12
⅑ ÷ 2
¹⁄₁₈
How many ⅕s are in 20? Explain how you find your answer.
100
Divide 20 by ⅕. Multiply 20 by the denominator of 5 to reach 100.
¹²⁄₅
12 ÷ 5
9 ÷ 13
⁹⁄₁₃
9 ÷ ⅙
54
½ ÷ 6
¹⁄₁₂
Pilar made 6 quarts of orange marmalade to store in jars. If she puts ¼ quart of marmalade into each jar, how many jars will she need? Write an equation that represents the problem and solve.
6 ÷ ¼ = 24 jars
⅜
3 ÷ 8
17 ÷ 5
3 ⅖
12 ÷ ⅓
36
⅕ ÷ 4
¹⁄₂₀
Benjamin has enough icing to cover a ½-square-foot cake. He wants to use the icing to cover 2 equal-sized cakes. Write an expression that shows the size of each of two cakes that Benjamin can cover with the icing and solve.
½ ÷ 2
Each cake can be ¼-square foot
⅐
1 ÷ 7
29 ÷ 8
3 ⅝
19 ÷ ½
38
¼ ÷2
⅛
Tina has 10 packages of yarn to knit a scarf. She uses ⅓ package of yarn for each inch of length she adds to the scarf. If Tina uses all the yarn, how long will her scarf be?
30 inches
Numerator = 4
Denominator = 9
4 ÷ 9
51 ÷ 4
12 ¾
22 ÷ ⅑
198
⅙ ÷ 3
¹⁄₁₈
Students in the fifth-grade class bought 28 yards of fabric to make pennants for a pep rally. Each pennant requires ⅓ yard of fabric. If the students have already made 35 pennants from the fabric, how many more pennants can they still make?
49 pennants
To solve:
28 ÷ ⅓ = 84
84-35 = 49