Chapter 8 Dividing Fractions

Fractions divided by a fraction

100

The answer to 6/8 divided by 1/3.

2 1/4 

200

5/6 divided by 2/8

3 1/3

300

3/8 divided by 3/16

2

400

6 1/2 divided by 3/4

8 2/3

500

9 2/3 divided by 4 3/8

2 22/105

Whole number divided by a fraction

100

5 divided by 5/6

6

200

4 divided by 3/8

10 2/3

300

8 divided by 2 4/5

2 6/7

400

6 divided by 3/7

14

500

6 divided by 2/3 divided by 4/5

11 1/4

Fraction divided by a whole number

100

3/4 divided by 3

3

200

2/3 divided by 5

2/15

300

1 1/6 divided by 4

7/24

400

2 3/5 divided by 5

13/25

500

2 5/8 divided by 1 1/4

2  1/10

Properties

100

This is an example of what property:

2/7 x 1 = 2/7

Identity Property of Multiplication

200

This is an example of what property:

2/3 + 2/5 = 2/5 + 2/3

Commutative Property of Addition

300

2/8 x (2/5 x 3/5) = (2/8 x 2/5) x 3/5

Associative Property of Multiplication

400

5/6 x 0 = 0

Zero Property of Multiplication

500

2 x 1 2/3 = (2 x 1) + (2 x 2/3)

Distributive Property

Random

100

11/12 + 1/6

1  1/12

200

7 divided by 2 3/5

2 9/13

300

1 1/3 x 5 divided by 2/3

10

400

Jackson shoveled snow from 4 walkways at Mr. Kauffman's home. Each walkway was 4 2/3 yards long. What was the total length of walkways shoveled?

18 2/3 yards

500

James has a rope that is 15 3/4 feet long. If he cuts the rope into lengths of 6 1/4 feet, how many pieces of rope will he have?

3 pieces