Fractions as Division
A butcher mixed 2 pounds of ground beef with 4 pounds of ground pork. He divided the mixture equally into 4 equal portions, then wrapped the portions for sale.
What division equation represents the weight in pounds for each of the 4 wrapped portions? Write a w for the unknown value.
6 ÷ 4 = w
1/3 x 4
Solve. Include improper fraction and mixed number.
4/3 = 1 1/3
Turn the improper fraction into a mixed number:
12/10
1 2/10 or 1 1/5
Which describes the product of 4 and 5/4?
A. The product is greater than 4 because 5/4 is greater than 1.
B. The product is less than 4 because 5/4 is greater than 1.
C. The product is greater than 4 because 5/4 is less than 1.
D. The product is less than 4 because 5/4 is less than 1.
A
Solve 6 ÷ 5. Your answer should be a mixed number.
1 1/5
2/5 x 4
Solve. Include improper fraction and mixed number.
8/5 = 1 3/5
Turn the improper fraction into a mixed number:
25/12
2 1/12
Which describes the product of 6 and 3/5?
A. The product is greater than 6 because 3/5 is less than 1.
B. The product is less than 6 because 3/5 is less than 1.
C. The product is equal to 6 because 3/5 is less than 1.
D. The product is greater than 6 because 3/5 is greater than 1.
B
There are 42 cups of trail mix that need to be shared equally among 8 campers.
Write an equation to model the situation and solve.
42 ÷ 8 = 5 1/8
Maya walks 3 laps around a track. Each lap is 3/4 mile.
How far does she walk in all? Include improper fraction and mixed number.
9/4 = 2 1/4
Turn the improper fraction into a mixed number:
23/10
2 3/10
Which describes the product of 9 and 7/7?
A. The product is greater than 9 because 7/7 is greater than 1.
B. The product is less than 9 because 7/7 is less than 1.
C. The product is equal to 9 because 7/7 equals 1.
D. The product is greater than 9 because 7/7 equals 1.
C
There are 27 slices of pizza shared equally among 4 students.
Write an equation and solve.
27 ÷ 4 = 6 3/4
Julie was using ribbon to make special hair bows to give to her friends. Each bow takes 2/3 foot of ribbon to make.
If Julie plans to make 8 bows, how many feet of ribbon will she need?
5 1/3 feet
Turn the improper fraction into a mixed number:
14/5
2 4/5
Complete the statement:
5×2/3 is _______ than 5 because _______.
5×2/3 is less than than 5 because 2/3 is less than 1.
There are 5 friends who are going to have cheesecake bites for a snack. There are 38 cheesecake bites available.
What is the equation that models the situation? Be sure to solve. Hint- answer should be a mixed number.
38 ÷ 5 = 7 3/5
Susan's mom needs 5/8 cups of chocolate chips to make 1 batch of muffins. She needs enough chocolate chips to make 7 batches of muffins.
Write the multiplication equation used to solve this problem and solve.
7 x 5/8 = 4 3/8
Turn the improper fraction into a mixed number:
17/3
5 2/3
Determine whether the product of 8 × 9/8 is greater than, less than, or equal to 8.
Explain your reasoning.
The product is greater than 8 because 9/8 is greater than 1.