Divide a Fraction by a Whole Number and a Whole Number by a Fraction

How do you divide fractions with whole numbers?

• Change the whole number to a fraction by having the denominator be 1. Keep the 1st fraction, change the sign to multiply, flip the 2nd fraction; simplify if needed

• Change the whole number to a fraction by dividing by 1, multiply the numerators and denominators

• Keep, Change, and Flip; simplify if needed

• Multiply numerators & Multiply denominators; simplify if needed

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

Mrs. Brugger 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

• 1 1/3

• 1/12

• 12

• 3/4

Dividing a FRACTION by WHOLE NUMBER

• A

• B

• C

• D

1/3 ÷ 2

• 6

• 1

• 1/6

• 1/5

What is the quotient?

• 1/3

• 2

• 1/6

• 3

• 1/7

• 7

• 12

• 1/12