Dividing Unit Fractions by Whole Numbers Word Problems

Which expression is represented by the model?

• 2 ÷ 1/3

• 1/3 ÷ 2

• 2 ÷ 3

• 2 ÷ 1/6

Which expression is represented by the model?

• 1/4 ÷ 3

• 3 ÷ 1/4

• 1/3 ÷ 4

• 4 ÷ 1/3

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 pet store had 4 cats to feed. If they only had 1/5 of a bag of cat food and each cat got the same amount, how much would each cat get?

• 1/20 of a bag

• 20 bags

• 4/5 of a bag

• 5/4 bags

Danilsa has ½ cup of butter.  She pours the same amount into each of three popcorn cartons.  Which equation represents the fraction of the cup of butter, C, that is in each carton?

• 1/2 ÷ 1/3 = C

• 3 ÷ 1/2 = C

• 1/2 ÷ 3 = C

• 2 ÷ 3 = C

Coach Peters 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

• 8

• 4/3

• 2

• 15

Isaiah 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 Isaiah will need to run?

• 1/5 ÷ 4 = L

• 1/5 × 4 = L

• 4 × 1/5 = L

• 4 ÷ 1/5 = L