Vocabulary
What is a quotient?
The answer to a division problem.
1/4 divided by 3
1/12
10 divided by 1/2
20
I have 3 pies. I cut each pie into slices that are 1/8 of the whole pie. How many slices do I have in all?
3 divided by 1/8 =
One half of a cantaloupe was shared equally among 3 people. What fraction of the whole cantaloupe did each person get?
1/6 of the cantaloupe
(1/2 divided by 3)
What is a mixed number?
A number that includes a whole number and a fraction.
1/2 divided by 4
1/8
5 divided by 1/3
15
They had 4 pizzas. Each one was cut into slices that were 1/9 of the whole pizza. How many slices were there in total?
4 divided by 1/9 =
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
(6 divided by 1/5)
What is an improper fraction?
A fraction that is larger than 1.
A fraction whose numerator is larger than its denominator.
1/5 divided by 5
1/25
8 divided by 1/10
80
Cecil and three friends ran a 15-mile relay race. Each friend ran an equal distance.
15/4 =
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?
32 years
(8 divided by 1/4)
What is a whole?
The entire, complete object or total amount before it is broken into parts (ex: a whole pizza).
I have 1/6 and I break it into 8 parts. How big is each part?
1/48
10 divided by 1/3
30
Ms. Spies wants to divide 9 pints of lemonade into 1/3-pint servings at the end of year picnic. How many servings are possible?
9 divided by 1/3
Corey has a piece of fabric that is 1/4 yard long. He cuts the length of the fabric into 2 equal pieces. Write an expression for the length, in yards, of each piece of fabric and solve.
1/4 divided by 2 = 1/8
What is division?
Sharing a total number of items EQUALLY into smaller groups or finding out how many smaller groups fit into a larger number.
I have 1/2 and I break it into 11 equal parts. How big is each part?
1/22
12 divided by 1/6
72
A farmer owns 24 acres of land. He plans to use 6 acres for an entrance into the farm and partition the remaining land into 1/3-acre lots. How many 1/3 -acre lots will he have?
24 - 6 = 18
18 divided by 1/3 =
Josie has a rug with an area of 18 square feet that is 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. 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 equation can you use to check your answer?
54 tiles
18 divided by 1/3