Dividing Fractions
Mixed Numbers
Dividing Decimals
100
12 divided by 3/4
16
100
2 1/2 divided by 15/16
8/3 or 2 2/3
100
34.64 divided by 16
2.165
200
3/7 divided by 6
1/14
200
1 1/6 x 6 3/4
7 7/8
200
14.6 divided by 0.4
36.5
300
27/32 divided by 7/8
27/28
300
3 1/4 divided by 2 2/3
39/32 or 1 7/32
300
4.23 divided by 1.2
3.525
400
A piece of wood is 3 feet long. How many 3/4 foot pieces can be cut from the piece of wood?
four 3/4-foot pieces can be cut from the piece of wood.
400
A basketball court has a length of 21 1/3 meters, and a width of 13 1/2 meters. Find the area of the court.
288 square meters
400
At a recycling center, you receive $1.30 for cans. Each can is worth $0.05. How many cans did you recycle?
26 cans
500
A baby alligator is 3/4 of a foot long. A baby gecko is 2/15 of a foot long. How many times longer is the baby alligator than the baby gecko?
45/8 = 5 5/8 times longer
500
A vitamin C tablet contains 1/40 gram of vitamin C. You take 1 1/2 tablets every day. How many grams of vitamin C do you take every day?
3/80 gram
500
A 5-ounce bottle of suntan lotion costs $10.29. A 4-ounce bottle costs $8.49. Which is the better buy? Explain (or show your work).
The 5-ounce. The price per ounce is $2.06 for the 5-ounce bottle, and $2.12 for the 4-ounce bottle.