Division Problems
Callie walked a certain number of miles last week. She walked the same number of miles each day. How many miles did she walk each day?
How would you write the quotient for the problem?
As a mixed number
4 ÷ 1/8 =
32
What is the quotient of 1/6 ÷ 4 =
1/24
Deanne covers 1/3 of her notebook cover with 5 stickers. Each sticker is the same size. What part of the entire notebook cover does each sticker cover?
Each sticker covers 1/15 of the page.
What division expression is represented by the fraction 12/5?
12 ÷ 5
Debbie made some bracelets. She gave the same number of bracelets to her friends. How many bracelets did she give to each friend?
How would you write the quotient for the problem?
Remainder
5 ÷ 1/6 =
30
What is the quotient of 1/4 ÷ 2?
1/8
Marvin uses a mix and some water to make 66 fluid ounces of fruit punch. He pours an equal amount into 8 glasses for himself and seven friends. How much fruit punch does each person get?
Each person gets 8 1/4 or 2/8 fluid ounces.
Write the difference between the two equations:
4 ÷ 1/9 =
1/9 ÷ 4 =
The first equation starts with 4 wholes divided evenly into 9 groups.
The second equation takes 1/9 of a whole and distributes it evenly into 4 groups.
A 5 mile race is divided into 3 equal sections. How long is each section of the race?
1 2/3
A watermelon weighs 7 pounds. Slices are cut so that each piece weighs 1/4 pound. How many slices are cut from the watermelon?
28 slices
What is the quotient of 1/9 ÷ 4 =?
1/36
A baker has 10 pounds of flour on hand. Each batch of cookies needs 1/2 pound of flour. How many batches of cookies can the baker make using the available flour?
The baker can make 20 batches of cookies.
A pitcher of lemonade is 1/4 full. Remy pours the lemonade equally into 3 cups. What fraction of a full pitcher of lemonade gets poured into each cup?
DRAW A MODEL
1/12 of a full pitcher gets poured into each cup.
A teacher orders a box of 100 pokemon cards to give to the students. Each of the 18 students receives the same number of pokemon cards. How many pokemon cards does each student get?
5
Rosita’s garden is 8 yards long. She plants a row of flowers in her garden. She plants each flower 1/3 yard apart. How many flowers does Rosita plant?
24
A baker has 1/2 pound of flour. From this amount, the baker can make 5 cakes. How much flour does the baker use to make each cake?
1/10 a pound of flour for each cake.
Maxine has 2 pounds of raisins. She places an equal amount into each of 15 snack bags. How many pounds of raisins are in each snack bag?
2/15 of a pound of raisins go in each bag.
Joseph lives 1/5 mile from school. He can walk to school in 5 minutes. How far does Joseph walk each minute?
DRAW A MODEL REPRESENTATION
Joseph walks 1/25 of a mile each minute.
A fence is 40 yards long. Fence posts are placed so that there are 6 equal sections. How far apart are the fence posts?
6 2/3
Winnie has 9 apples. She cuts each apple so that each slice is 1/5 of the apple. How many apple slices does Winnie have?
45
A swimmer swims 5 lengths of the pool to swim 1/4 kilometer. What fraction of a kilometer is each length of the pool?
1/20
Matthew has 1/3 pound of trail mix. He eats all of it in 4 equal servings during his hike. How much trail mix does Matthew eat in one serving?
In one serving, Matthew eats 1/12 of a serving.
Karlie still has 1/3 of her book left to read. She plans to read the same amount each of the next 5 days. How much of the book does Karlie plan to read each day?
DRAW A MODEL ON YOUR WHITEBOARD
Karlie needs to read 1/15 of the book each day.