Divide a whole number by a fraction

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What does it mean to divide a whole number by a fraction?

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Dividing a whole number by a fraction means to find out how many times the fraction fits into the whole number.

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How do you divide a whole number by a fraction?

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To divide a whole number by a fraction, multiply the whole number by the reciprocal of the fraction.

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What is the reciprocal of 1/3?

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The reciprocal of 1/3 is 3.

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If you have 30 subs and each person can eat 1/3 of a sub, how many people can eat?

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90 people can eat.

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What is 8 divided by 1/2?

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16.

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What is the result of 7 divided by 1/4?

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28.

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If a cooking teacher divides 4 pounds of flour evenly among her students, and each student gets 1/4 pounds, how many students are there?

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16 students.

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What is the formula for dividing a whole number by a fraction?

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Whole Number ÷ Fraction = Whole Number × (1/Fraction).

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What does it mean if a fraction is less than 1?

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It means that the fraction represents a part of a whole.

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What is the result of dividing a number by a fraction greater than 1?

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The result will be less than the original number.