Dividing with Unit Fractions
7 ÷ 1/4
28
7/3
2 1/3
2/3 ÷ 3/4
8/9
A race is 5 miles long. There are water stations every 1/3 of a mile. How many water stations are there?
15 water stations
1/5 ÷ 3
1/15
9/8
1 1/8
9/10 ÷ 2/5
9/4 or 2 1/4
A swimmer swims 5 miles every 6 days. How far do they swim each day if they swim the same distance each day?
5/6 miles
1/9 ÷ 3
1/27
13/4
3 1/4
1/2 ÷ 1/8
4
Five friends share 8 cookies equally. How many cookies does each friend get. Assume it is OK to cut up cookies as needed.
8/5 or 1 3/5 cookies
6 ÷ 1/8
48
22/5
4 2/5
5/8 ÷ 2/3
15/16
You have 1/4 cup of vinegar. You split the vinegar up into 3 jars. How much vinegar is in each jar?
1/12 cups of vinegar
12 ÷ 1/12
144
83/7
11 6/7
7/8 ÷ 2/11
77/16
I put 3/2 pounds of carrots and 5/2 pounds of lettuce into a big bowl of salad. I split the salad among 8 plates. How many pounds of salad are on each plate?
1/2 pounds of salad.