Find the Reciprocal
Dividing Fractions
Dividing Mixed Numbers
Real World Problems
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What is the reciprocal of: 1/4
4
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5/12÷ 5/18

 

= 1 1/2 

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3/(4 )÷2 3/( 8)

6/19

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You are going to a birthday party. You order 6 pints of ice cream for the party. If you serve 3/4 of a pint to each guest, how many guests can be served?

6 divided by 3/4 is equal to 8

200
What is the reciprocal of 18/3?
3/18 or 1/6
200

3/7÷6/14

1

200

5 1/(2 )÷6

11/12

200

Ms. Deb has 2 and 1/4 gallons of orange juice. It takes 3/4 of a gallon to fill one container. How many containers can she fill?

2 and 1/4 divided by 3/4 is equal to 3

300
What is the reciprocal of 155?
1/155
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1/3÷1/8

2 2/3

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2 5/(6 )÷1/( 2)

5 2/3

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

400
What is the reciprocal of 1?
1
400

5/8 ÷ 1/4

2 1/2

400

1 1/4 ÷ 1 3/8

10/11

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.

500

What is the reciprocal of 

3 1/5 

5/16

500

How many one-fourths can I fit into 3 pizzas?

12

500

4 2/3 ÷ 2 1/6

2 2/13

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.