Division Expressions and Fractions
Write the division expression as a fraction.
12 ÷ 15
12/15
The area of a room is 52 square feet. Sally will be placing 1/4 square foot carpet tiles on the entire floor. How many carpet tiles will she use? What equation can you use to check your answer?
208 tiles. 208 x 1/4 = 52
Erin and four friends moved 14 pounds of dirt. Each person moved the same amount of dirt. Use an equation to find how much dirt each person moved.
14 ÷ 5 = 2 4/5
Is the equation true or false?
1 ÷ 6 =1/6
True
1/15 ÷ 6 =
1/90
Write the fraction as a division expression.
14/17
14 ÷ 17
Jackson has 1/7 liter of water. He pours equal amounts of his water into 3 cups. Write an expression for the number of liters of water in each cup and solve.
1/7 ÷ 3 = 1/21
A teacher has 5 yards of ribbon. Each bow needs 1/5 yard of ribbon.
How many bows can the teacher make?
25 bows
Is the equation true or false?
5 ÷ 17 = 3 2/5
False
12 ÷ 1/7=
84
Select all the expressions that are equal to 1/3.
A. 2 ÷ 6
B. 3 ÷ 1
C. 1/3 ÷ 1
D. 2 ÷ 1/3
E. 1 ÷ 1/3
A and C
Brock can walk 1 mile in 1/5 hour. How far can he walk in 3 hours? Explain how you found your answer.
3 ÷ 1/5 = 15 miles
Ms. Lee has 6 pizzas. Each student eats 1/2
How many students can be served?
12 students
Select all the equations that the number 6 will make true.
A. 1 ÷ ___ = 1/6
B. 18 ÷ ___ = 3
C. ____ ÷ 1 = 6
D. 1 ÷ ____ = 6
E. 35 ÷ ____ = 7
A, B, C
1/2 ÷ 16
1/32
Joe says that 3 4/7 equals 7 ÷ 25. Is he correct? Explain.
No because it equals 7/25. Joe was solving 25/7.
Miss Thompson has 9 pounds of candy. She is putting 1/3 pound of candy in each bowl. How many bowls can she fill with candy? Explain how you found your answer.
9 ÷ 1/3 = 27 bowls
A relay race is 1/6 mile long and is run by 4-member teams. If each team member runs the same distance, what fraction of a mile does each team member run? Explain how you found your answer.
1/6 ÷ 4 = 1/24
Look at the equations below.
9 ÷ 1/5 = ____
9 x 5 = ____
7 ÷ 1/6 = _____
7 x 6 = _____
Write numbers in the boxes above to make each equation true. What generalizations can you make about the equations. Explain.
45, 45, 42, 42
50 ÷ 1/4
200
Write the correct quotient for each expression.
5 ÷ 2
5 ÷ 1/2
2 ÷ 5
1/2 ÷ 5
2 1/5, 10, 2/5, 1/10
A baker has 27 cups of flour. He sets aside 8 cups of flour, and uses the rest for a cookie recipe that calls for 1/3 cup of flour. How many batches of cookies can he make?
57 batches
Jenna is cutting a board into 1/2 yard long pieces. If the board is 10 yards long, how many pieces can she cut? Write an equation that represents the problem.
10 ÷ 1/2 = 20 pieces
Select all the equations that the number 4 will make true.
A. 1 ÷ __ = 1/4
B. __ ÷ 8 = 1/2
C. 1 ÷ 4 = ___
D. 3 ÷ ___ = 4/3
E. 6 ÷ ___ = 24
A and B
1/6 ÷ 20
1/120