Dividing a Whole Number by a Fraction Tape Diagram

A method for solving ratio problems that uses bars to represent the ratio numbers.

• ratio table

• tape diagram

• unit analysis

• equivalent ratios

Which scenario can be represented by 10 ÷ ⅕ ?

• Rosalie has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long. She cuts it into 5 pieces.

• Rosalie has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long. She cuts it into pieces that are 1/5 in long.

• Rosalie has a piece of ribbon that is 1/5 inch long. She cuts it into 10 pieces.

• Rosalie has 10 pieces of ribbon. Each piece is 1/5 inch long.

Talla wants to run 4 miles. The track surrounding the field where he plays football is 1/5 mile long. What equation could be used to find the number of laps, L, which Talla will need to run?

• 1/5 ÷ 4 = L

• 1/5 × 4 = L

• 4 × 1/5 = L

• 4 ÷ 1/5 = L

3/4 ÷ 2 =
To display this with a model you should first draw _____________________.

• two rectangles

• a rectangle and make the same amount of columns as the denominator in the fraction

• as many rectangles as the whole number in the problem

• three rectangles

Mathematical Equivalence

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16 people share 6 sandwiches.  How much of a sandwich does each person get?

• 3

• 3⁄8

• 1⁄12

• 2 2⁄3

• Muhammad

• Khalil

• Sundir

• David

• 1/45

• 35

• 45

• 1/35

Isabel and Ele make 8 quarts of lemonade to sell at their club fundraiser. If they pour ¼ of a quart in each glass, how many glasses of lemonade can they sell?

• 32 glasses

• 16 glasses

• 8 glasses

• 4 glasses

Find the quotient.
5 ÷ ⅙

• 5/6

• 30

• 1/30

• 1 and ⅙