Divide Fraction by a Whole Number

Jace walked a total distance of 5/6 of a mile to school this week. If he walked the same distance each of the 5 days, how far did he walk each day?

• 1/6 of a mile

• 1/5 of a mile

• 6/25 of a mile

• 25/6 of a mile

Ten members of Balin's soccer team ran warm ups for practice. Each member ran the same distance. Their combined distance was 5/6 of a mile. He wrote the expression below. Which expression is equivalent to his expression?

 $\frac{5}{6}\ \div\ 10$  

•  $\frac{10}{12}\div10$  

•  $\frac{10}{6}\ \div5$  

•  $\frac{6}{5}\times10$  

•  $\frac{5}{6}\times10$  

Which expression is equivalent to

 $\frac{4}{5}\div8$  

•  $\frac{8}{10}\div8$  

•  $\frac{8}{5\ }\div4$  

•  $\frac{5}{4}\times8$  

•  $\frac{4}{5}\times8$  

Marie bought 1/2 gallon of milk, which she finished after 6 days. If she drank the same amount of milk each day, how many gallons a day did she drink?

• 1/3 of a gallon

• 1/12 of a gallon

• 3 gallons

• 12 gallons

Karl is making a pot of chili. The recipe calls for 3/8 cup of chili powder, but Karl wants to use half as much so it won't be so spicy. How much powder should Karl use?

• 1/16 of a cup

• 1/8 of a cup

• 3/16 of a cup

• 3/4 of a cup

Colins piano lesson is 45 minutes, or 3/4 of an hour, long. If he practices 6 different songs and spends an equal amount of time on each song, what fraction of an hour does he spend practicing each song?

• 1/12 of an hour

• 1/8 of an hour

• 2/9 of an hour

• 9/2 of an hour

Carrie has a planter box with an area of 4/5 of a square meter. She wants to plant 10 snap pea seeds, each with an equal amount of room to grow. What area will she give to each snap pea plant?

• 1/50 of a square meter

• 2/25 of a square meter

• 1/8 of a square meter

• 1/2 of a square meter

Six cousins inherited a total of 5/8 of their great aunt's assets, which they divided evenly. What fraction of their great aunt's assets did each cousin inherit?

• 3/8 of the assets

• 7/48 of the assets

• 1/8 of the assets

• 5/48 of the assets

Rema spent 6 days reading her book, completing the same fraction of the book each day. If she read a total of her book after 6 days, what fraction of the book did she read each day?

• 5/54 of the book

• 3/27 of the book

• 7/54 of the book

• 4/27 of the book

The Rodriguez family ate 1/3 of a pan of brownies and they plan to divide the remaining brownies into two equal parts. They will take one part to the block party, and the other part to share with co-workers. How much of the whole pan of brownies will each place get?

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 2/3