Fractions as Division
Mason plans to run 30 miles this week. he wants to run the same number of miles each day. He says he will run 7/30 a day. Is he correct? Explain.
No he will run 30/7
Convert this to a division equation.
4/7
4 ÷ 7
Jackie has 3 yard pieces of fabric to make 5 pillows.
How much fabric will she use for each pillow?
She will use 3/5 yd for each pillow.
Write the fraction 3/8 as a division expression.
3 divided by 8
7 divided by 4
Elena made 10 ounces of apple chips. She divides the chips into 4 containers. How much is in one container?
10/4 or 2 2/4 or 2 1/2
Convert this to a fraction.
12 ÷ 9
12/9
The vet gave me 13 oz. of medication to be given to my sick cat in equal doses over the next 5 days. How much medication will the cat get every day?
13/5 ounces = 2 3/5 ounces
True or False: 12 divided by 7 is equivalent to 12/7
True
4/6 or 2/3
Ms. Alexander is taking care of dogs. She has 7 cans of food and she is watching them for 3 days. How much food will the dogs get each day?
7/3 or 2 1/3
Convert this to a mixed number.
6/4
1 2/4 or 1 1/2
A group of four students are running equal distances in a 1-mile relay race. What distance will each student have to run?
1/4 mile
Write the fraction 3/4 as a division expression.
3 divided by 4
Ollie spends 35 minutes doing 3 types of soccer drills . He spends the same amount of time on each drill. How many minutes does he spend on each drill?
35/3 or 11 2/3
True or False: Luke, Carter, and Ava have 2 quarts of juice. They want to share it equally, they will each have 3/2.
False it would be 2/3
Convert this to a division expression
8/15
8 ÷ 15
Mindy has 4 ounces of sprinkles to place evenly on 12 cupcakes. How many ounces of sprinkles will each cupcake have?
4/12 or 1/3 ounces of sprinkles
Jasper spends 30 minutes doing 4 math problems. He spends the same amount of time on each problem. How many minutes does he spend on each problem?
30/4 or 7 2/4 or 7 1/2
Shelby spends 15 minutes doing 4 math problems. She spends the same amount of time on each problem. How many minutes does she spend on each problem?
15/4
Dana needs 8 equal sections of a board that is 13 feet long. What is the expression equivalent to this?
13/8
Convert this to a mixed number.
9/2
4 1/2
Polly buys 18 cupcakes for the party. There are 12 people coming to the party. If everyone gets the same amount, how many cupcakes will each attendee receive?
18/12 = 1 6/12 = 1 1/2 cupcakes
Charlie swims 10 laps in a pool in 8 minutes. He spends the same amount of time on each lap. How much time does each lap take him?
8/10
Andy, Este, and May mow 7 lawns and share the work. How many lawns does each person mow?
7/3