Lesson 09: How Much in Each Group? (Part 2) | Unit 4: Dividing Fractions

Multiple Choice

A group of friends is sharing $$2\frac{1}{2}$$ pounds of berries. If each friend received $$\frac{5}{4}$$ of a pound of berries, how many friends are sharing the berries?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

A group of friends is sharing $$2\frac{1}{2}$$ pounds of berries. If 5 friends are sharing the berries, how many pounds of berries does each friend receive?

• 1/4 pound
• 1/2 pound
• 3/4 pound
• 1 pound

Open Ended

$$\frac{2}{5}$$ kilogram of soil fills $$\frac{1}{3}$$ of a container. Can 1 kilogram of soil fit in the container? Explain or show your reasoning.

Multiple Choice

A baker has $$3\frac{1}{2}$$ bags of flour that weigh $$5\frac{1}{4}$$ kilograms in total. What information would we have by calculating the expression $$5\frac{1}{4} \div 3\frac{1}{2}$$ ?

• The weight of flour per bag.
• The total weight of all bags combined.
• The weight of flour in one bag after baking.
• The number of bags of flour.

Multiple Choice

A baker has $$3\frac{1}{2}$$ bags of flour that weigh $$5\frac{1}{4}$$ kilograms in total. What information would we have by calculating the expression $$3\frac{1}{2} \div 5\frac{1}{4}$$ ?

• The total weight of all bags combined.
• The number of bags of flour.
• The weight of one bag of flour without any calculations.
• The average weight of each bag of flour.

Multiple Choice

Consider the problem: It takes one week for a crew of workers to pave $$\frac{3}{5}$$ kilometer of a road. At that rate, how long will it take to pave 1 kilometer? Write a multiplication equation and a division equation to represent the question.

• \frac{5}{3} weeks
• 4 weeks
• 1 week
• 2 weeks

Open Ended

Consider the problem: It takes one week for a crew of workers to pave $$\frac{3}{5}$$ kilometer of a road. At that rate, how long will it take to pave 1 kilometer? Find the answer and show your reasoning.

Multiple Choice

A phone’s battery is out of power. After charging for $$\frac{1}{3}$$ of an hour, the battery is at $$\frac{2}{5}$$ of its full power. How long (in total) will it take the battery to charge completely?

• 30 minutes
• 70 minutes
• 50 minutes
• 40 minutes

Multiple Select

A phone’s battery is out of power. After charging for 1/3 of an hour, the battery is at 2/5 of its full power.

Which of these equations can represent the situation.

• $$\frac{1}{3}\cdot\ ?\ =\frac{2}{5}$$

• $$\frac13\div \frac25={?}$$

• $$\frac25 \div \frac13 ={?}$$

• $$\frac{2}{5}\cdot?=\frac{1}{3}$$