Dividing a Whole by a Unit Fraction

What is 1/3 ÷ 9?

• 1/9

• 1/12

• 1/21

• 1/27

What is 1/8 ÷ 5 ?

• 40

• 45

• 1/40

• 1/45

Cory has 1/4 yard of fabric. He cuts the fabric into 2 equal pieces. Which expression should you use to find out how long is each piece of fabric?

• 2 ÷ 1/4 = 8

• 1/2 ÷ 4 = 1/8

• 4 ÷ 1/2 = 8

• 1/4 ÷ 2 = 1/8

I have 1/2 of an hour to do 3 chores. How much time can I spend on each chore?

• 1/5 hour

• 1/2 hour

• 1/6 hour

• 1/2 hour

Mr. Borelli has 12 gallons of water to fill buckets for field day. If each bucket needs ⅓ of a gallon to fill, how many buckets can he fill?

• 3/12 bucket

• 12 and ⅓ buckets

• 36 buckets

• 4 buckets

In the equation shown, what is the value of N ?

⅙ ÷ 2 = N

• 1/3

• 12

• 1/2

• 1/12

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.

Find the quotient.
5 ÷ ⅙

• 5/6

• 30

• 1/30

• 1 and ⅙

What is the value of the expression?
¼ ÷ 7

• 28

• 7/4

• 1/4

• 1/28