3.1 Dividing Fractions
5 divide 1/3
15
3 x 0.4
1.2
2 divide 0.4
5
Kathy has 9 sticks of modeling clay. She cuts the sticks into thirds and shares the pieces equally with some children. Each child gets 2/3 of a stick. How many children are there altogether?
13 children
4 divide 2/5
10
0.9 x 12
10.8
68 divide 0.02
3400
An ounce of pine nuts costs $1.40. If Abby buys 2.5 ounces of pine nuts, how much will she have to pay?
$3.50
1/4 divide 1/3
3/4
0.7 x 0.4
0.28
972 divide 0.8
1215
A candle maker has 4 1/2 pounds of clear wax. He wants to cut the wax into pieces that are 2/3 pound each. How many 2/3 pound pieces can he divide the wax into?
6 3/4
5 1/4 divide 3 1/2
1 1/2
0.89 x 1.2
1.068
0.6 divide 0.3
2
The length of a field is 20 meters. Mr. Smith planted a row of peas every 0.25 meters. How many rows of peas did Mr. Smith plant?
80 rows of peas are planted.
7 3/5 divide 8 11/15
114/131
0.705 x 0.5
0.3525
8.82 divide 0.6
14.7
Lilian has a part-time job. Each month, she spends 1/3 of her earnings on clothes, saves 3/8 of the remainder, and spends the rest of her earnings on food? If she earns $540, how much does she spend on food each month?
Lilian spends $225 on food.