Fractions and Division

To divide is to separate something into parts that will be shared.

Suppose that Mary and John shared a small bottle of juice equally. Divide the amount of juice in the bottle into 2 equal parts.

1 bottle of juice shared by 2 people = 

 $1\div2\ =\frac{ }{2}$  bottle of juice for each person.  What number completes the fraction  $\frac{ }{2}$  .

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

A tennis team went out for pizza after a match. If 8 members of the team shared 3 large pizzas equally, what fraction of the pizza did each member get?

3 pizzas are shared among __________ team members. Divide each pizza into ___________ equal parts. The blanks have the same answer. What is the answer?

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Seven students shared 2 boxes of pencils. What fraction of a box of pencils did each student get?

• 
  

  $\frac{2}{7}$
  

• $\frac{7}{2}$

• $\frac{1}{7}$

• $\frac{1}{2}$

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Six people shared 4 bananas. What fraction of a banana does each person get when they share equally?

• $\frac{1}{4}$

• $\frac{3}{4}$

• $\frac{4}{6}$

• $\frac{1}{6}$

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Six children want to share 5 breakfast bars. What fraction of a breakfast bar does each child get?

• $\frac{5}{6}$

• $\frac{5}{5}$

• $\frac{1}{6}$

• $\frac{1}{5}$

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Three friends shared 1 pizza equally. What fraction of the pizza did each friend get?

• $\frac{2}{3}$

• $\frac{1}{4}$

• $\frac{3}{4}$

• $\frac{1}{3}$

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

• 1 Mile

• 2 Miles

•  $\frac{1}{4}\ of\ a\ mile$  

•  $\frac{1}{2}\ of\ a\ mile$  

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C