Simplifying Division Problems
6/10 divided by 3/4
4/5
Ellie's mom baked several pies and cut them so that each slice is 1/6 of a whole pie. Ellie plans to eat 1/2 of a pie. How many slices will Ellie eat?
3 slices
A mountain climber climbed 1/3 mile up a cliff and then rested. She did this 5 times. How far did she climb?
1 2/3 mile
2/3 divided by 7/8
16/21
Dracula is painting pictures. He has 9 1/2 containers of paint remaining. Each picture requires 2 1/12 of a container of paint. How many pictures can Dracula complete with the remaining paint?
4 pictures
Pat's recipe calls for 3 2/3 cups of milk. She quadruples the recipe. How much milk does she need?
14 2/3 cups
3/4 divided by 3/5
1 1/4 or 5/4
The area of a rectangle is 14 1/2 sq. cm and one side is 4 1/2 cm. How long is the other side?
3 2/9 or 29/9
Ben's bread recipe calls for 3 1/4 cups of flour for a 1 1/2 pound loaf. How much flour will he need to bake a 3 pound loaf?
13 cups of flour
5/14 divided by 2 1/2
2 1/10 or 21/10
Renaldo has a piece of wook that is 8 ft long. How many 1 1/2 feet long can he cut from the wood?
5
Joe walks 5 1/2 mile up the mountain and rest. Then he walks another 1 1/2 mile to the top. How far did Joe hike to get to the top of the mountain.
7 miles
14 1/2 divided by 4 1/2
3 2/9 or 29/9
Sharon had 18 2/3 cups of rabbit food.
she divided the rabbit food equally into 4 bags.
she used all the food in 1 bag to feed her rabbits.
she fed each rabbit 2/3 cup of food.
How many rabbits did Sharon feed?
7
The area of a Triangle is 54/5 sq. inches.
What is the height with a base of 3 3/5 inches?
6 in