you have 4 pounds of paint you want to put a third pound in each small bottle. how many bottles can you fill?
4 \ 1/3 = 12
If you are dividing a whole number by a fraction you must first do what to the whole number?
Put a 1 underneath it to make it a fraction.
1/2 ÷ 4
1/8
1/2 ÷ 1/3
3/2 = 1 1/2
1 ÷ 1/5
5
a half-mile race is run by 3-member groups.
how many miles will each member run
1/2 divided by 3= 1/6
When dividing fractions, what do you do to the first fraction in the problem?
KEEP it the same.
3 ÷ 1/3
9
3/4 ÷ 2/5
15/8 = 1 7/8
3 ÷ 1/3
9
4 divided by 1/5 = 20
When dividing fractions, what do you do to the division sign?
Change it to multiplication.
1/3 ÷ 4
1/12
4/7 ÷ 2/3
12/14 = 6/7
1/6 ÷ 3
1/18
Ali can walk 1 mile in 1/4 hour. how far can he walk in 3 hours
3 divided by 1/4 = 12 miles
When dividing fractions, what must you do to the second fraction in the problem?
Find its reciprocal or flip it
2 ÷ 1/4
8
5/9 ÷ 1/2
10/9 = 1 1/9
1/4 ÷ 6
1/24
how many 1/6 are there in 23?
what multiplication equations can you write to check your answer?
23 divided by 1/6 = 138
1/6 x138=23
Fractions should always be in this form: ______.
Simplest form
1/4 ÷ 2
1/8
3/4 divided by 3/4
1
5 ÷ 1/4
20