Divide by Fractions
1 ÷ 1/2
2
1/2 ÷ 2
1/4
Sarah is making heart-shaped cookies for her class Valentine's Day party. She has 1/2 of a batch of cookie dough and wants to divide it equally among 4 decorative bags for her closest friends. How much cookie dough will be in each bag?
There will be 1/8 batch of cookie dough in each bag.
Peter's family is making 4 pizzas for dinner. They have 1/2 of a pound of shredded cheese and put an equal amount on each pizza. How many pounds of cheese do they put on each pizza?
1/8 of a pound of shredded cheese
3 ÷ 1/4
12
1/3 ÷ 4
1/12
Max has 1/3 of a large sheet of red construction paper. He wants to make identical Valentine's cards for each of the 6 students in his study group. What fraction of the original sheet will each card be?
Each card will have 1/18 of the original sheet.
James checks his pantry to see how much cat food he has. He finds a bag of Paw Picnic cat food with 3 cups left in it. James feeds his cat 1/3 of a cup of food every day. How many days will the cat food last?
9 days
2 ÷ 1/3
6
1/4 ÷ 3
1/12
Ms. Thompson has 8 students who need to share 1/4 of a package of Valentine's Day stickers equally. What fraction of the original package will each student receive?
Each student will receive 1/32 of the original package.
Emma saved up her money and bought a model train. Each train car is 1/3 of a foot long. When it's put together, the whole train is 4 feet long. How many cars are in the train?
12 cars
4 ÷ 1/12
48
1/8 ÷ 3
1/24
Sarah is making Valentine's Day treat bags for her classmates. She has 12 chocolate bars and wants to put 1/4 of a chocolate bar in each treat bag. How many treat bags can Sarah make with her chocolate bars?
Dustin has 1/2 of a cup of frosting and 4 cupcakes. He is extra careful to make sure each cupcake gets the same amount of frosting. How many cups of frosting does Dustin put on each cupcake?
1/8 of a cup
5 ÷ 1/5
25
1/7 ÷ 5
1/35
Mrs. Johnson's class is making heart-shaped cookies for their Valentine's Day party. They have 15 cups of pink frosting, and each cookie needs 1/3 cup of frosting. How many cookies can they frost with the frosting they have?
They can frost 45 cookies with the frosting they have.
For a science experiment, Maddie needs to put the same amount of baking soda into 4 different glasses. She has 1/4 of a cup of baking soda. How many cups of baking soda should she put in each glass?
1/16 of a cup of baking soda.