Reciprocal and Patterns
What is the reciprocal of 8?
3/4 × 2/3
1/2
1 1/2 × 2 1/3
3 1/2
3/4÷1/4
3
A baker has 3/4 of a pound of flour. She wants to divide it into bags of 1/8 of a pound each. How many bags can she fill?
6
What is the next fraction in the pattern?
1/4, 1/2, 3/4, 1, ...
1 1/4
5/6 × 4/5
2/3
3 2/5 × 1 1/2
5 1/10
2/3 ÷ 2
1/3
A runner completes 5/6 of a mile in one lap. If she runs 3/4 of a lap, how many miles does she run?
15/24 or 5/8
What is the reciprocal of 4/5?
5/4 or 1 1/4
4/3 × 3/2
2
2 3/4 × 1 1/3
3 2/3
5/6 ÷ 1/6
5
A ribbon is 3/5 of a meter long. It is cut into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
1/6
1/5, 2/5, 3/5, 4/5,...
6/5
7/4 × 2/3
1 1/6
1 5/6 × 2 2/5
4 2/3
1/2 ÷ 4
1/8
A farmer has a field that is 3/7 of an acre. He wants to plant flowers on 2/3 of that field. How many acres will be used for flowers?
6/21 or 2/7
What is the next fraction in the pattern?1/2,2/3,3/4,4/5,…
5/6
5/2 × 3/4
1 7/8
3 1/4 × 2 2/3
8 2/3
4/5 ÷ 4/5
1
Emma baked a cake and ate 2/5 of it. Her brother ate 3/4 of what was left. How much of the whole cake did her brother eat?
9/20