Let's just divide
8a.
12 divided by 5
What is 2 2/5 ?
3. Mrs. Webster wants to divide the milk shown into 1/3 pint servings. How many servings are possible?
What is 18 ?
6 divided by 1/3 = 6 X 3= 18
2a. YES OR NO
1 divided by 4 = 4
If your answer is no, you must give the correct answer!
What is NO?
1/4 is the correct answer
13.
Corey has 1/4 yard of fabric. He cuts the fabric into 2 equal pieces. Write and expression and the number of yards of each piece of fabric.
What is 1/8 piece?
1/4 divided by 2 = 1/4 X 1/2
12. Yes or no
Ellen says that 1 2/5 equals 5 divided by 7. Is she correct?
If no what is the correct answer
What is NO?
1 2/5 = 7 divided by 5
8b.
12 divided by 1/5
What is 60 ?
There are 3 pies left at the bakery. The baker cuts each pie into 1/8 pieces. How many pieces will he have to sell?
What is 24 pieces?
Were you able to solve this in your head?
3 divided by 1/8 = 3 X 8/1= 24/1=24
2b.
5 divided by 4= 4/5
What is NO ?
The correct answer is 5/4
10.
Cecil and 3 friends ran a 15- mile relay race. Each friend ran an equal distance. What distance did each friend run?
What is 3 3/4 miles (D)?
15 divided by 4= 15 X 1/4= 15/4=3 3/4
What is 1/7 divided by 1/2?
What is 2/7 ?
8c.
5 divided 12
What is 5/12 ?
What fraction of an apple will 6 friends get if they have 3 apples to share?
What is 3/6 or 1/2 ?
6 divided by 3 = 3/6 = 1/2
*Remember to always put what you are dividing first in the equation*
2c.
4 divided by 7 = 4/7
What is YES ?
11.
Josie has a rug with an area of 18 square feet. She will put the rug on a floor that is covered in 1/3 square- foot tiles. How many tiles will the rug cover?
What is 54 tiles?
18 divided by 1/3 = 18 X 3/1= 54/1=54
What is the improper fraction for 3 1/3
What is 10/3 ?
8d.
1/5 divided by 12
What is 1/60 ?
7.
One half of a cantaloupe was shared equally among 3 people. What fraction of the whole cantaloupe did each person get?
What is 1/6 of the cantaloupe?
1/2 divided by 3 = 1/2 X 1/3= 1/6
2d.
2 divided by 4= 1/2
What is YES ?
5.
Raven is making pillows. She needs 1/5 yard of fabric for each pillow. If she has 6 yards of fabric, how many pillows can she make?
What is 30 pillows?
6 divided by 1/5 = 6 X 5/1 =30/1=30
What is the mixed number for 21/4
What is 5 1/4 ?
9.
Which expressions = 1/6
What is B, D, E ?
3 divided by 18
1 divided by 6
1/3 divided by 2
Write a word problem for this equation-
1/3 divided by 4
and give the answer!
What is ______?
1/3 divided by 4 = 1/3 X 1/4 = 1/12
14. YES or NO
8 divided by 1/3 = 8X3
What is the answer to both equations and are they equal?
What is YES!
They both equal 24
1.
If the diameter of a tree trunk is growing 1/4 inch each year, how many years will it take for the diameter to grow 8 inches?
What is 32 years?
8 divided by 1/4 = 8 X 4/1= 32
6.
A farmer owns 24 acres of land. He plans o use 6 acres for an entrance into the farm and partition the remaining land into 1/3 acre lots. How many 1/3 ace lots will he have?
What is 54 lots?
First subtract he 6 acres for the entrance from 24= 18
Then 18 divided by 1/3 = 18 X 3/1 = 54/1=54