Dividing Fractions
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Division
Word Problems
100

8 divided by 1/4

32

100

2.15 divided by 102

0.0215

100

553 divided by 60

9 R13

100

Jimmy Johns sold sandwiches that were 1/5 of a foot long. If you were to split the sandwich into 3 equal pieces, what fraction of a foot would each piece be?

1/15 foot

200

1/6 divided by 4

1/24

200

9.27 X 101

92.7

200

504 divided by 12

42

200

Anna earned $270 selling bracelets. If she sold 18 bracelets at the same price, how much did Anna charge per bracelet?

$15

300

1/8 divided by 3

1/24

300

48.35 divided by 102

0.4835

300

177 divided by 36

4 R33

300

Mrs. Walker made 9 cups of pancake batter. Each pancake requires 1/5 cup of batter. How many total pancakes can she make?

45 pancakes

400

7 divided by 1/3

21

400

0.741 X 104

7,410

400

632 divided by 44

14 R16

400

There are 814 students going on a field trip. If each bus can hold 40 students, how many buses are needed for the field trip. 

21 buses because there are 14 students leftover (20 R14)

500

9 divided by 1/2

18

500

9236 divided by 103

9.236

500

216 divided by 27

8

500

A bulldozer could carry a quarter of a ton of sand. If a park needed 8 tons of sand, how many loads would the bulldozer need to carry?

32 loads