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Dividing fractions 5th grade

Authored by Jodi Chamberlain

Mathematics

5th Grade

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Dividing fractions 5th grade
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Stella is making hot chocolate for her friends. She has six cups of hot chocolate powder and will need 15\frac{1}{5} cup of powder for each serving. How many servings will Stella be able to make? Show your work.

65\frac{6}{5}

56\frac{5}{6}

30

305\frac{30}{5}

Answer explanation

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If I have 6cups to start with, and each serving is 1/5 cup, then I should end up with a larger whole number than I started with!

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

There is 12\frac{1}{2} of a pie left. Four friends are going to share the rest of the pie equally. How much of the pie will each friend get?

8 pie

18\frac{1}{8} pie

14\frac{1}{4} pie

16\frac{1}{6} pie

Answer explanation

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With this one, I am starting with just one half, but I have to share that half with four people. This means I will end up with a unit fraction smaller than I started with because I have to cut it into 4 equal parts.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the solution to the problem

12\frac{1}{2} ➗ 3 ?

32\frac{3}{2}

6

16\frac{1}{6}

2

Answer explanation

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Remember, when dividing a unit fraction by a whole number you end up with a smaller unit fraction. It's like sharing a fraction!

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Yahir made six quarts of lemonade to sell at his lemonade stand. If each glass holds

12\frac{1}{2} of a quart, how many glasses can he sell? Which student setup the problem correctly?

Student A

Student B

Answer explanation

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many pieces of wood that are

18\frac{1}{8} foot in length can be cut from a 5-foot board?

140\frac{1}{40} of a piece

5 pieces

8 pieces

40 pieces

Answer explanation

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Don't let the order the numbers are written trick you!

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Flynn is running in a race that is 4 miles long. A marker is placed every

14\frac{1}{4} mile from the beginning of the race until the end. What is the total number of distance markers on the trail?

116\frac{1}{16}

4 144\ \frac{1}{4}

8

16

Answer explanation

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CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two scouts, Ronald and Jacob, are going to practice tying knots. They have one piece of rope that is one-third meter long. They are going to cut the rope into 2 parts. How long will each part be?

6 m

23\frac{2}{3} m

16\frac{1}{6} m

26\frac{2}{6} m

Answer explanation

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Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

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