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Dividing Fractions
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What is the reciprocal of: 5/6

6/5
100

Jeremy has 3 yards of ribbon to use for wrapping gifts. He cuts the ribbon into pieces that are ¼  yard long. How many pieces of ribbon does Jeremy have?

12

100
(5/12)÷ (5/18)
3/2
200

What is the reciprocal of 4/3?

3/4

200

Two friends share ¼  of a large peach pie. What fraction of the whole pie does each friend get?

8

200
(3/7)÷(6/14)
1
300
What is the reciprocal of 155?
1/155
300
Mr. Jeremy has 4 and 2/3 yards of material for a new feather boa. Each boa that he makes requires 1 and 1/6 yards of material. How many new boas will he be able to make with this material?
4 new boas
300
(1/3)÷(1/8)
8/3
400
What is the reciprocal of 1?
1
400
Ms. Ellen is making a doghouse for her new puppy, an adorable greyhound. She has one piece of wood that is 6/7 of a yard long. She needs to cut it into 6 equal pieces. How long should she cut each piece?
6/7 divided by 6 is equal to 1/7 of a yard each.
400
16/21 ÷ 20/28
16/15
500

What is the reciprocal of - 4/7

7/4

500
At the end of the night, a pizza place had 3/4 of a pizza left over. The 2 employees each took home the same amount of leftover pizza. How much pizza did each employee take home?
3/4 divided by 2 is equal to 3/8 of the pizza.
500
How many four-sevenths can I fit into thirty-two thirty-fifths?
eight-fifths