Name the Equation
Dylan has 1/2 a yard of wood. He wants to cut the wood into 8 equal sections to make shelves for his bookcase. How big will each shelf be?
Give the equation
1/2 divided by 8
1/3 divided by 4
1/12
Mrs. Levisky has 6 pounds of trail mix for her son's lunches. If she gives them 1/6 of a pound of trail mix each day how many days can they have trail mix?
Give the equation
6 divided by 1/6
7 divided by 1/5
35
Ms. Levisky has 1/5 of her son's birthday cake leftover from a party. She wants to share it with herself, her husband, and her two boys. How much cake will each person get?
Give the Equation
1/5 divide by 4
1/7 divided by 4
1/28
Ms. McKenzie cooked 4 pounds of shrimp for a dinner party. If each guest can have 1/9 of a pound of shrimp how many guests can have shrimp?
Give the equation
4 divided by 1/9
2 divided by 1/7
14
The math club had 1/6 of their cookie stash leftover from their last meeting. They want to share it equally amongst the six members present that week. How much of the stash will each member get?
Give the equation
1/6 divided by 6
1/4 divided by 9
1/36
The shop club has 7 beams of wood to make shelves with. If they cut each beam into thirds, how many shelves can they make?
Give the equation
7 divided by 1/3
9 divided by 1/9
72
Ms. McKenzie made 1/5 of a pound of fudge. She wants to share that fudge with herself and her five tutoring students as an afternoon snack. How much of the fudge will each person get?
Give the equation
1/5 divided by 6
1/5 divided by 6
1/30
Mrs. Smith has 7 rolls of ribbon to craft with. If each craft takes up 1/5 of a roll of ribbon, how many crafts can she make?
Give the equation
7 divided by 1/5
5 divided by 1/7
35
Mrs. Smith has 1/9 of a roll of ribbon. She wants to use her ribbon to make 6 bows for a craft show. If each bow uses the same amount of ribbon for each bow how much ribbon will go in each?
1/9 divided by 6
1/2 divided by 9
1/18
There are five pizzas for the math club this week. They saw that each member can get one-ninth of a pizza and all members will get the same amount of pizza with none left over. How many members showed up to the math club that week?
Give the equation.
5 divided by 1/9
7 divided by 1/6
42