Dividing Fractions by a Unit Fraction

• F

• G

• H

• J

Which situation can be represented by 6 ÷ 1/3?

• Rita has a piece of ribbon that is 1/3 foot long. She cuts it into 6 pieces having the same length. How many feet long is each piece of ribbon?

• Rita has 6 pieces of ribbon. Each piece is 1/3 foot long. How many feet of ribbon does Rita have in all?

• Rita has a piece of ribbon that is 6 feet long. She cuts it into pieces that are 1/3 foot long. How many pieces of ribbon does Rita have?

• Rita has a piece of ribbon that is 6 feet long. She cuts it into 3 pieces. How many feet long is each piece of ribbon?

Identify the equation using the model then solve the problem.

• 2 ÷ 1/8 = 16

• 1/8 ÷ 2 = 1/16

• 2 ÷ 8 = 1/4

• 8 ÷ 2 = 4

What is 1/8 ÷ 5 ?

• 40

• 45

• 1/40

• 1/45

What is 4 divided by 1/3?

• 7

• 12

• 1

• 16

Jaidynn is cutting a piece of ribbon into smaller sections. Each section is 1/4 of a meter long. If she has 1/3 of a meter of ribbon, how many sections can she cut?

• 12 ÷ 4

• 3 ÷ 1/4

• 1/3 ÷ 1/4

• 1/4 ÷ 3

• 20

• 1/20

• 4/5

• 1 1/5

What is the quotient of these fractions in lowest terms?

• 8/5

• 8/20

• 16/10

• 2/5

¹/₄  ÷  ²/₅

• ⁵/₈

• 2/20

• ¹/₁₀

• ³/₉

Find the quotient.

• 1  1/4

• 1

• 1  1/5

• 1  2/7