Dividing Fractions Modeling Unit Fractions

6  ÷  1/4

• 1/10
• 1/24
• 24
• 6/4

1/2  ÷  2

• 1
• 1/4
• 1/3
• 4

A pet store had 9 cats to feed. If they only had one-fourth of a bag of cat food and each cat got the same amount, what fraction of the bag would each cat get? 

• 36
• 1/5
• 1/32
• 1/36

A malt shop used one-sixth of a box of waffle cones every day they were open. How many days would 5 whole boxes last them? 

• 11 days
• 30 days
• 25 days
• 2 days

A sub shop sold sandwiches that were one-fifth of a foot long. If you were to cut the sandwich into three equal pieces, what fraction of a foot would each piece be?

• 1/8
• 1/2
• 1/15
• 1/18

Jemma made 5 cups of pancake batter. She uses a scoop measuring 1/3 cup to pour batter onto the skillet to make pancakes. How many pancakes can Jemma make? 

• 5 pancakes
• 1/12 pancakes
• 1/15 pancakes
• 15 pancakes

Elise picks 6 pounds of apples. She uses 1/2 pound of apples too make 1 container of applesauce. How many containers of applesauce can Elise make with all the apples? 

• 12 containers
• 6 and 1/2 containers
• 3 containers
• 5 and 1/2 containers

Students are running in a relay race. Each team will run a total of 3 miles. Each member of a team will run 1/3 mile. How many students will a team need to complete the race? 

• 1/9
• 3
• 12
• 9

Which equation has a quotient of 12? 

• 1/2  ÷  6
• 1/4  ÷  3
• 3  ÷  1/4
• 2  ÷  1/5

When you divide a whole number by a unit fraction, you find out how many ________________ are in the whole number. 

• whole numbers
• dividends
• fractional parts
• slices of pizza