Rules
The name of the rule when dividing fractions
5 divded by 1/3 =
15
1/2 divided by 4 =
1/8
The 5th-grade class ordered 4 large pepperoni pizzas for their end-of-year party. If each student eats 1/3 of a pizza, how many students can be fed with the pizzas ordered?
12 students can be fed.
True or Flase
I switch the division opperation to the multiplication opperation when dividing fractions.
True
7 divided by 1/8 =
56
1/7 divided by 8 =
1/56
There is 1/2 of a large vanilla cake sitting on the counter after a birthday party. 3 friends decide to share this leftover cake equally. What fraction of the entire original cake does each friend receive?
Each friend will receive 1/6 of the cake.
I flip the first fraction in the equation.
False
10 divided by 1/100
1,000
1/100 divided by 10 =
1/1,000
The track team is setting up a relay race that is 3 miles long in total. The coach wants to place a water station every 1/2 mile along the track. How many sections will the race be divided into?
It will be divided into 6 sections.
If the ________ is greater than the ________ the quotient will be greater than the _________.
How many 1/7s are in 13?
91
1/9 divided by 25 =
1/225
Liam has a piece of blue ribbon that is exactly 1/4 of a yard long. He needs to cut this ribbon into 2 equal pieces to make handles for a gift bag. How long is each piece of ribbon in relation to a full yard?
Each piece of ribbon is 1/8 of the full yard.
If the dividend is _____ than the divisor the quotient will be less than the dividend.
less
15 divided by 3/4 =
20
3/7 divided by 14
3/98
Mrs. Higgins has 1/2 of a yard of red ribbon left on a spool. She cuts this remaining red ribbon into 3 equal pieces to give to her students.
Mia takes one of these red pieces and ties it to a piece of blue ribbon that is 1/3 of a yard long. What is the total length of Mia's new combined ribbon?
The total length of Mai's new ribbon is 3/6 or 1/2 a yard.