X Fractions
Martin has 5/6 of a loaf of banana bread. He gives half of it to his friend. This equation tells what part of the loaf he gives to his friend.
What is 1/2 times 5/6, which is 5/12 of the loaf?
3/8 divided by 3
What is 3/24 or 1/8?
2 divided by 5/6
What is 12/5 or 2 2/5?
Holly has 3 pints of blueberries. She wants to make muffins. Each uses 1/8 pint of blueberries. This equation tells how many muffins Holly can make.
What is 3 divided by 1/8 , which equals 24 muffins.
6 divided by 1/3
What is 18?
2/3 divided by 4
What is 2/12 or 1/6?
Edward studies 1 5/6 hours each night. This tells how many hours he will study in 5 nights.
What is 5 1/6 X 5 = 9 1/6 hours?
2/6 divided by 3
What is 2/18 or 1/9?
6 1/2 divided by 1/4?
What is 26?
Trey lives 12 miles from work. Linda lives 1 3/4 times farther from work than Trey. This equation tells how far Linda lives from work.
What is 12 X 1 3/4 = 21 miles?
20 X 3/25
What is 2 2/5?
16/32 divided by 17?
What is 16/544 or 1/34?
8 1/2 divided by 1/8
What is 68?
Kris baked loaves of bread one at a time for 7 1/2 hours. If it takes 1 1/4 hours to bake one loaf, this tells how many loaves of bread she made.
What is 7 1/2 divided by 1 1/4, which is 6?