Division of Unit Fractions by a Whole Number

Alex bought candy for his friends that weighed 7/8 pounds. If he split it up equally among himself and 4 other friends, how much candy did they each get?

• 28/40

• 21/40

• 7/40

• 3 4/8

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

When dividing a fraction by whole number the answer will be ______________.

• a smaller fraction.

• a larger fraction.

Gabby 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

Ana has 1/4 yard of fabric. She 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

Twelve whole pizzas are eaten. Each person eats ¼ pizza. How many people eat pizza?

• 48

• 1/48

• 16

• 3

True or false?
1/2 ÷ 7 = 14

• False

• True

When you divide a fraction by a whole number, the size of the pieces gets....

• Larger

• Smaller

Mrs. Sherwood had \frac{1}{3} of a pie left over from dinner. If she gave the remaining pie to her 2 daughters to equally share, what fraction of the whole pie did each of her daughters eat?

Northbrook had \frac{1}{4} of a jumbo cake left over from their holiday party. If 3 teachers equally share the remaining cake, what fraction of the whole cake did each teacher eat?