Set 1: Dividing Fractions Matching to Equations

Which equation would you use to solve the problem below:

The Bernard family is getting ready for a party! They put ½ a gallon of salsa evenly into 5 bowls to spread around the table. How much salsa is in each bowl?

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  $5\div\frac{1}{2}$
  

• $\frac{1}{2}\div5$

• $\frac{1}{2}\times5$

• $\frac{5}{2}$

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Which equation would you use to solve the problem below:

Jonathon wants to be sure he doesn’t run out of fish food. He feeds his fish ⅕ of a tablespoon of food a day. If he has 4 tablespoons of fish food left, how many days will his fish food last before he runs out?

• $\frac{4}{5}$

• $\frac{5}{4}$

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  $4\div\frac{1}{5}$
  

• $\frac{1}{5}\div4$

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Which equation would you use to solve the problem below:

It takes ⅓ of a yard of yarn to knit a hat. You have 6 yards. How many hats can you knit?

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  $6\div\frac{1}{3}$
  

• $\frac{1}{3}\div6$

• $6\times\frac{1}{3}$

• $6+\frac{1}{3}$

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Which equation would you use to solve the problem below:

You are observing an ant hill. You can’t measure each ant, but you count that a line of 5 ants of equal size is about ½ inch long. How long is each ant?

• $5-\frac{1}{2}$

• $5\times\frac{1}{2}$

• $5\div\frac{1}{2}$

• $\frac{1}{2}\div5$

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Which equation would you use to solve the problem below:

Five loaves of bread are getting split evenly between 12 people. How many loaves of bread will each person get?

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  $\frac{12}{5}$
  

• $\frac{5}{12}$

• $12-5$

• $12+5$

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Which equation would you use to solve the problem below:

Nancy just got a new car. She has taken 3 trips that were all equal distance in length. If she has used ½ of her gas, how much of her total gas did each trip take?

• $3\div\frac{1}{2}$

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  $\frac{1}{2}\times3$
  

• $\frac{1}{2}\div3$

• $3-\frac{1}{2}$

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Which equation would you use to solve the problem below:

Each step Ms. McNeal takes covers ½ of a foot. She has to walk a total distance of 10 feet. How many steps will this take?

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  $\frac{1}{2}\times10$
  

• $\frac{1}{2}\div10$

• $10\div\frac{1}{2}$

• $10-\frac{1}{2}$

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Which equation would you use to solve the problem below:

A road trip takes ten hours. If there are five portions of the trip that are all equal, how long does each portion take to drive?

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  $\frac{10}{5}$
  

• $\frac{5}{10}$

• $10\times5$

• $10-5$

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Which equation would you use to solve the problem below:

Three friends are sharing a new video game. If they play for a total of ½ of an hour, everyone plays the same amount of time, and only one person plays at once, how many hours does each person get to play the video game?

• $\frac{1}{2}\div3$

• $3\div\frac{1}{2}$

• $3-\frac{1}{2}$

• $3\times\frac{1}{2}$

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Which equation would you use to solve the problem below:

The Green family is having ice cream sundaes. There are five people making a sundae. They found ½ a cup of hot fudge in the cabinet. If they share the hot fudge evenly, how much of a cup of hot fudge does each family member get?

• $5-\frac{1}{2}$

• $\frac{1}{2}\times5$

• $5\div\frac{1}{2}$

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  $\frac{1}{2}\div5$
  

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C