Fractions as Division
What is 1 divided by 3?
Express your answer as a fraction.
1/3
1/3 of 6 feet = ______ inches
24 inches
1/2 x 8
4
Write the expression:
1/6 the sum of 16 and 20
1/6 x (16+20)
A caterer has prepared 16 trays of hot food for an event. The trays are placed in warming boxes for delivery. Each box can hold 5 trays of food. How many warming boxes are necessary for delivery if the caterer wants to use as few boxes as possible?
4 boxes
What is 7 divided by 5?
Express your answer answer as a fraction.
7/5 or 1 2/5
1/6 of 3 yards = _____ feet
1 1/2 feet
10 x 3/5
6
Subtract 5 from 1/3 of 23.
(1/3 x 23) - 5
Five pounds of birdseed is used to fill 4 identical bird feeders. What fraction of the birdseed will be needed to fill each feeder?
1 1/4 lbs.
What is 14 divided by 5?
Use a tape diagram to show your work. Put your answer in the most broken down form.
2 4/5 (I will check tape diagrams.)
5/6 of a year = _____ months
10 months
3/4 of 36
27
3 times as much as the sum of 3/4 and 2/6
(3/4 + 2/6) x 3
An ice cream shop uses 4 pints of ice cream to make 6 sundaes. How many pints of ice cream are used for each sundae?
2/3 pints
What is 6 divided by 7? Solve using the standard algorithm.
6/7 (I will check standard algorithms.)
4/5 of a meter = _____ centimeters
Hint - King Henry Died....
80 centimeters
9/8 of 32
36
Compare the two expressions:
(5 x 3/4) x 2/5
and
(5 x 3/4) x 2/7
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At the market, Mr. Paul bought 7/8 lb of cashews and 3/4 lb of walnuts. How many ounces of cashews did Mr. Paul buy?
Hint: 16 oz in a pound
14 ounces
2/5 yards of fabric were used
Mrs. Lang told her class that the class's pet hamster is 1/4 foot in length. How long is the hamster in inches?
3 inches
1 and 1/5 of 100
120
Evaluate:
4 times as much as 1 third of 8
4 x (1/3 x 8) = 10 2/3
A jewelry maker purchased 20 inches of gold chain. She used 3/8 of the chain for a bracelet. How many inches of gold chain did she have left?
12 1/2 inches left