Division with Fractions

Which expression is equivalent to  $\frac{8}{12}$  

• 8-12

• 12-8

• 8 $\div$  12

• 12  $\div$  8

Ms. Budhoo and Ms. Dunn bought  $\frac{1}{4}$    pounds of
bread. They are sharing the bread
equally. How many pounds of bread will
each person receive?

•  $\frac{1}{8}$  

•  $\frac{2}{8}$  

• 8

• 4

Gabriella has a rope that is 6 feet long. She
needs to cut the rope into 12 equal length
pieces. How many feet long should each
piece of rope be?

•  $\frac{6}{12}$  

• 6

• 12

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  

Ms. Hall has  $\frac{1}{3}$  pounds of Sour Patch Kids and she
wants to divide them up to give the same amount of Sour Patch Kids to 3 of her students.
Which diagram could Ms. Hall use to find how
much Sour Patch Kids is each student going to get?

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An expression is shown.

 $14\div\frac{1}{4}$  
What is the value of the expression?

• 56

• 34

• 14

• 58

Edwards has a piece of fabric that is 5 feet long. The fabric needs to be cut into 3 equal length pieces. How many feet long should each piece of the board be?

• $\frac{5}{3}$

• 5

• 3

• $\frac{1}{2}$

Veronica has a 12 inch sub that she cuts into 5 equal length portions. Select all of the expressions that represent the fraction of a sub that is in each portion.

• $5\div3$

• $12\times\frac{1}{5}$

• $5\times12$

• $12+4$

• $12\div5$

Ms. Owens bought 4 cakes for her daughters birthday. She cuts each cake into thirds, and plans to serve each guest 1 third of a cake. How many guests can she

serve with all her cakes?

• 12

• 14

• 24

• 13

What is the value of 8 ÷  $\frac{1}{5}$ ? 

•  $\frac{8}{5}$  

•  $\frac{81}{5}$  

• 13

• 40

An art teacher gives a total of 35 pounds of clay to her students. She gives each of her 16 students the same amount of clay. How many pounds of clay does each student get?

• $\frac{35}{16}$

• 35

• 16

• $\frac{16}{35}$