Writing as a fraction
How do you write 3 divided by 4 as a fraction or mixed number
3/4
4 divided by 1/2
8
1/2 divided by 3
1/6
Josh has 5 pounds of flour. one cupcake needs 1/3 pounds of flour. How many cupcakes can he make?
15 cupcakes
You have 23 colored pencils that need to be shared with 7 people. How many colored pencils does each person get? How many are left over?
3 each with 2 left over
How do you write 12 divided by 5 as a fraction or mixed number
12/5 or 2 2/5
12 divided by 1/3
36
1/10 divided by 4
1/40
You have 1/3 gallons of juice that you want to split between 3 people. How much gallons of juice does each person get?
1/9 gallons
You are making a class project. In total you buy a ream of paper(500 pieces) Each project needs to use 15 pieces of paper. How many full projects could be made?
33 projects
You have 350 sheets of paper that are being split between 12 people.
How do you write this as a fraction or mixed number
350/12
15 divided by 1/4
60
1/8 divided by 12
1/96
There is one mile marker placed every 1/7 miles. In total the road is 7 miles long. How many mile markers are there?
49 mile markers
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Find 7/8 + 1/2
11/8 or 1 3/8
You have 4 pounds of soil that need to be split between 6 pots.
How many pounds does each pot get?
4/6 pounds
(2 + 6) divided by 1/5
40
1/3 divided by (2+3)
1/15
There are 5 people in the classroom. The classroom has a 1/2 gallon of water. How much water does each person get?
1/10 of a gallon each
When doing a word problem; such as,
There are 23 students in Ms. Price art class. In all she has 127 colored pencils.
Do you always divide the first number by the second number? explain why or why not
AMV
The following problem was given on test.
There are 24 students in a class, the teacher has a total of 200 colored pencils. What is the total amount of colored pencils each student gets?
Jorge responded by saying that each student would get 24/200 of a colored pencil. Is he correct with his answer?
No, he split people up into colored pencils and not colored pencils into people
7 x 3 divided by 1/4
84
1/10 divided by (5x2)
1/100
At the county fair every 1/3 of an hour they showcase an art exhibition.
They also perform a dance showcase every 1/2 an hour.
If the park is open for 10 hours. How many more art exhibition are there than the dance showcase?
10 more showings
You have 9 pots in all. There are 7 pounds of soil. How many pounds does each pot get?
7/9 pounds