Dividing a Fraction and Whole Number

Javier has 2 pies that he wants to cut into sixths. How many 1/ 6 pieces will Javier have?

There is 1/3 of a pan of brownies left. Four children are going to share it equally. What fraction of the whole pan of brownies will each child get?

• 7

• 12

Janelle divides 3 pieces of paper into fifths. How many fifths does she have? What expression represents the situation above?

Answer explanation

1/2 ÷ 2

• 1

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 4

1/3 ÷ 5 = ?

• 15

• 1/15

• 8

• 1/8

1/2 ÷ 3 = ?

• 6

• 5

• 1/6

• 1/5

1/7 ÷ 2 = ?

• 1/14

• 14

• 9

• 1/9

1/6 ÷ 3 = ?

• 9

• 1/9

• 18

• 1/18

Monica divided 1/2 of a gallon of ketchup equally into 4 smaller bottles to put on the tables in her hamburger restaurant. How much ketchup did she put in each bottle?

• 1/4 gallon

• 8 gallons

• 1/8 gallon

• 1/16 gallon