Represent a Fraction as a Division Problem
Write a division expression for the following fraction.
7/9
7 ÷ 9
1/3 ÷ 2 =
1/6
A 12-foot long playground is marked off into 1/5-foot long sections for a game. How many sections are there?
There are 60 sections.
12 ÷ 1/5
12/1 x 5/1 = 60/1 = 60
8 ÷ 1/3 =
24
Write the following division problem as a fraction.
1 ÷ 8
1/8
Write a division expression for the following fraction.
11/17
11 ÷17
1/2 ÷ 8 =
1/16
A 4-pound package of peanuts is divided into one-fourth-pound packages. How many one-fourth pound package are there?
There are 16 packages.
4 ÷ 1/4
4/1 x 4/1 = 16/1 = 16
7 ÷ 1/2 =
14
Write the following division problem as a fraction.
3 ÷ 12
3/12 = 1/4
Write a division expression for the following fraction.
10/3
10 ÷ 3
1/7 ÷ 7 =
1/49
Ana participated in a charity walk. She raised $0.25 for each 1/2 mile that she walked. The first day, Ana walked 11 miles. The second day, she walked 14 miles. How much money did Ana raise?
Ana raised $12.50.
11 + 14 = 25
25 ÷ 1/2 = 25/1 x 2/1 = 50/1 = 50
50 x $0.25 = $12.50
2 ÷ 1/12 =
24
Write the following division problem as a fraction.
25 ÷ 10
25/10 = 2 5/10 = 2 1/2
Write a division expression for the following fraction.
8/15
8 ÷ 15
1/12 ÷ 5 =
1/60
Mr. Holms used 4/5 of a carton of orange juice. He used equal amounts of the leftover juice for 2 servings. What fraction of the whole carton of juice did he use for each serving?
Mr. Holms used 1/10 of the carton for each serving.
5/5 - 4/5 = 1/5
1/5 ÷ 2 = 1/5 x 1/2 = 1/10
25 ÷ 1/6 =
150
Write the following division problem as a fraction.
78 ÷ 12
78/12 = 6 6/12 = 6 1/2
Write a division expression for the following fraction.
32/12
32 ÷ 12
1/5 ÷ 25 =
1/125
A baker has 15 cups of flour. He sets aside 4 cups of flour, and uses the rest for a cookie recipe that calls for 1/2 cup of flour. How many batches of cookies can the baker make?
22
12 ÷ 1/5 =
60
Write the following division problem as a fraction.
17 ÷7
2 3/7