Dividing Fractions

Steps

100

What is first step in dividing fractions?

keep the first fraction

200

True or False: When dividing a fraction you do NOT switch the sign?

false

300

What is the third step in dividing fractions?

Flip the second fraction

400

True or False: When dividing fractions you multiply across

true

500

What is final step in dividing fractions?

Make sure your answer is in simplest form

Dividing Whole Numbers by Fractions

100

What is 5 divided by 2/3? 

7 1/2 

200

What is 4 divided by 3/6? 

8

300

What is 4 divided by 1/6?

24

400

What is 3 divided by 2/4?

6

500

What is Seven divided by 5/6?

8 2/5 

Word Problems

100

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?

30 pillows

200

A farmer owns 24 acres of land. He plans to partition the land into 1/3 acre lots. How many 1/3 acre lots will he have?

72

300

One half of a cantaloupe was shared equally among 3 people. What fraction of the whole cantaloupe did each person get?

1/6

400

Cecil and three friends ran a 15 mile relay race. Each friend ran an equal distance. What distance did each friend run?

3 3/4

500

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?

54 tiles

Dividing Fractions by Fractions

100

What is 1/3 divided by 2/4?

2/3

200

What is 8/10 divided by 2/4?

1 3/5

300

What is 4/7 divided by 3/4?

16/21

400

What is 9/10 divided by 5/8?

1 11/25

500

What is 11/15 divided by 2/4?

1     7/15

Dividing Fractions by Whole Numbers

100

What is 1/3 divided by 2? 

6

200

What is 1/7 divided by 7? 

1/49

300

What is 1/2 divided by 8?

1/16

400

What is 1/9 divided by 2?

1/18

500

What is 1/5 divided by 5?

1/25