Dividing Unit Fractions by Whole Numbers

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What is the answer to a division problem called?

Back

Quotient

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When you divide a fraction by a whole number, the size of the pieces gets....

Back

Smaller

Front

What is a unit fraction?

Back

A fraction where the numerator is 1, such as 1/2, 1/3, or 1/4.

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How do you divide a unit fraction by a whole number?

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Multiply the unit fraction by the reciprocal of the whole number.

Front

What is the reciprocal of 3?

Back

1/3

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If you divide 1/4 by 2, what is the result?

Back

1/8

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What does it mean to divide by a whole number?

Back

It means to split the fraction into that many equal parts.

Front

If you have 1/3 of a pizza and you divide it among 3 friends, how much does each friend get?

Back

1/9 of the pizza.

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What happens to the size of each piece when you divide a fraction by a larger whole number?

Back

The size of each piece becomes smaller.

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

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(a/b) ÷ c = (a/b) × (1/c) = a/(b*c).