Dividing Fractions
1/2 divided by 3/4
4/6 or 2/3
Sparks swam 4 1/2 miles. Mrs. Nostdal ran 9 miles. How many times the length of Sparks' swim was Mrs. Nostdal's run?
2 times as far
Select all statements that show correct reasoning for finding 1 divided by 4/5
a) Multiply 1 by 5, then divide by 4
b) Multiply 1 by 4, then divide by 5
c) Multiply 1 by 5, then multiply by 1/4
d) Multiply 1 by 1/5, then multiply by 4
a and c
Mrs. Baker wants to cover the bottom of a gift box with tissue paper. The area of the tissue paper is 10 4/6 inches squared. The length is 2 2/3 inches. What is the width of the tissue paper?
192/48 inches or 96/24 or 24/6 or 4 inches
What is the volume of a square box with an edge length of 3 1/2 cm?
343/8 or 42 7/8 cm cubed
7/9 divided by 8/9
63/72 or 7/8
Mr. Corrado biked 2 1/4 miles. Mrs. Baker biked 12 1/4 miles. How many times the length of Mr. Corrado's bike ride was Mrs. Baker's bike ride?
5 times the length
Select all statements that show correct reasoning for finding 10 divided by 5/7
a) Multiply 10 by 7, then divide by 5
b) Multiply 10 by 5, then divide by 7
c) Multiply 10 by 7, then multiply by 1/5
d) Multiply 10 by 1/7, then multiply by 5
a and c
Jason has two small baking pans, each shaped like a rectangular prism. Jason lines the bottom of the first pan with aluminum foil. The area of the rectangular piece of foil is 11 2/3 square inches. It's length is 3 1/2 inches. What is the width of the foil?
70/21 or 10/3 or 3 1/3 inches
Mrs. Short has a gift box that has a length of 8/5 inches, a width of 3/2 inches, and a height of 5/2 inches. What is the volume of the box?
120/20 or 6 inches cubed
1 1/2 divided by 6/8
24/12 or 2
The 6th graders ran 8 2/3 miles in P.E. The 4th graders ran 3 1/2 miles in P.E. How many times the length of the 4th graders distance was the 6th graders distance?
52/21 or 2 10/21
Select all the equations that represent this question: Mrs. Nostdal is stacking books to make a tower. She takes a break when the tower is 4 feet tall which is 3/4 the height of the tower she wants to build. How tall is the tower when finished?
a) 3/4 divided by 4 = ?
b) 3/4 x ? = 4
c) 4 divided by 3/4 = ?
d) 4 x 4/3 = ?
e) 4 x 3/4 = ?
b, c, d
How many 1/2 inch cubes does it take to fill a box with the width 2 1/2 inches, length 2 1/2 inches, and height 2 inches?
400/4 or 100
Mrs. Nostdal has a baking pan, shaped like a rectangular prism. The pan has a length of 9/4 inches, a width of 13/5 inches, and a height of 4/3 inches. What is the volume of the pan?
468/60 or 39/5 inches cubed
5 2/7 divided by 2 3/4
148/77 or 1 71/77
Sparks swam 9 8/9 miles yesterday. A snail moved 2 2/15 miles yesterday. How many times the length of the snail's movement was Spark's swim?
1335/288 or 4 183/288
Select all the equations that represent this question: Mrs. Short is stacking boxes to make a tower. She takes a break when the tower is 4 1/2 feet tall which is 5/8 the height of the tower she wants to build. How tall is the tower when finished?
a) 5/8 x ? = 4 1/2
b) 5/8 divided by 4 1/2 = ?
c) 4 divided by 5/8 = ?
d) 4 1/2 x 5/8 = ?
e) 4 1/2 x 8/5 = ?
a, e
How many 1/4 inch cubes does it take to fill a box with the width 2 3/4 inches, length 3 1/4 inches, and height 2 1/4 inches?
1,287 cubes
Sparks has a tank that has a volume of 400 1/2 cubic inches. Its width is 10 inches, it's height is 10 1/2 inches. What is its length?
1602/420 or 3 342/420 or 3 171/210 or 3 57/70 inches