Division to Fraction
9 divided by 22 =
9/22
9/13
9 divided by 13 =
Archie can walk 1 mile in 1/3 hour. How far can he walk in 3 hours?
9 miles (bonus for miles)
BONUS!
1/5 divided by 1
1/5
How many 1/9s are in 31??
279
2 divided by 10
4/5
4 divided by 5 =
Diane had 9 pounds of potting soil. She is putting 1/4 pound of soil in each flowerpot. How many flowerpots can she prepare with the soil?
36 Flowerpots (bonus for label)
12 divided by 1/3
36
7 divided by 1/4 =
7 X 4 =
5 divided by 1/10 =
5 X 10 =
WHAT GENERALIZATION CAN YOU MAKE??
Dividing a whole number by a unit fraction is the same as multiplying the whole number by the denominator.
7 divided by 14 =
7/14 = 1/2
15/28
15 divided by 28 =
BONUS!
Tomas is cutting a board into 1/4 yard pieces. The board is 3 yards long. How many pieces can Tomas cut?
12 pieces (bonus for label)
5 divided by 1/10
50
The area of a carpet floor is 12 square feet. Mario will be placing 1/3 square foot carpet tiles on the entire floor. How many carpet tiles will Mario use??
36 (carpet tiles)
18 divided by 7 =
2 4/7
BONUS!
4/15
4 divided by 15 =
A relay race is 1/4 mile long and is run by 4 member teams. If each team member runs the same distance, what fraction of a mile does each team member run?
1/16
18 divided by 1/7
126
Cho HAS 1/5 liter of water. He pours equal amounts of water into 3 cups. WRITE AN EQUATION WITH AN ANSWER!
1/5 divided by 3 = 1/15(liter of water in each cup)
BONUS!
23 divided by 5 =
4 3/5
18/22
18 divided by 22 =
Jasmine AND four friends moved 23 pounds of dirt. Each friend moved the same amount of dirt. How much dirt did each friend move?
4 3/5 pounds (bonus for label)
1/7 divided by 18
1/126
BONUS!
MULTI-STEP:
A baker HAS 15 cups of flour. He SETS ASIDE 4 cups of flour, and USES THE REST for a cookie recipe that calls for 1/2 cup of flour. How many batches of cookies can the baker make?
22 (batches of cookies)