Basic Fractions as Division

How do you write 5 divided by 3 as a fraction?

Mr. Bowler and his wife are going to equally share 3 brownies. How many brownies will they each get?

• 1 brownie

• 3 brownies

The art club used 5 gallons of paint to decorate 12 chairs. How much paint was used on each chair?

• 8 ÷ 10

• 10 ÷ 8

There are 6 granola bars in a box. If 12 hungry kids divide them equally among themselves, how many granola bars will each person get?

• 12 bars

• 6 bars

• 4 groups with 5 people in each group

• 5 friends share 4 packs of cards

• 5 packs of markers are needed to make 4 posters

• Joe has 5 markers and buys 4 more

• Cut 2 pieces of equal length from 3 yds of ribbon

• Cut a 3 yd length of ribbon from 2 yards long.

• Cut 3 pieces of equal length from 2 yds of ribbon

• Cut a 2 yd and a 3 yd piece of ribbon

What problem can be represented by the image?

• 1/5
• 4 ÷ 5
• 5 x 4
• 5/4

Which of the following situations can be represented by 14/3?

• Renee has 14 feet of ribbon that she cuts into 3 pieces.
• Steven sells 3 of his baseball cards and has 14 left.
• Jane divides 3 pizzas among the 14 people at her birthday party.
• Bill plants 3 rows of corn with 14 plants in each row.