Dividing Whole Numbers by Unit Fractions

A malt shop used one-sixth of a box of waffle cones every day they were open. How many days would 5 whole boxes last them? 

• 11 days

• 30 days

• 25 days

• 2 days

Jemma made 5 cups of pancake batter. She uses a scoop measuring 1/3 cup to pour batter onto the skillet to make pancakes. How many pancakes can Jemma make?

• 5 pancakes

• 1/12 pancakes

• 1/15 pancakes

• 15 pancakes

• 14

• 7/2

• 1/14

• 3 1/7

• 1/30

• 6/5

• 30

• 1 1/5

• 4/3

• 1/12

• 1 1/3

• 12

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long. She cuts it into 5 pieces.

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?

• 2 ÷ 3 = C

Which scenario can be represented by 10 ÷ ⅕ ?

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long.  She cuts it into 5 pieces.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long.  She cuts it into pieces that are 1/5 in long.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 1/5 inch long.  She cuts it into 10 pieces.

• Franny has 10 pieces of ribbon.  Each piece is 1/5 inch long.  

How many one-third cup servings are in 6 cups of pecans?

• 18

• 1/18

• 3

A pitcher of water contains 1/4 liters of water. The water is poured equally into 5 glasses. How much water is in each glass?

What expression(s) would match the story problem?

• 5 ÷ ¹/₄

• ¹/₄ ÷ 5

• ¹/₄ + 5

• ¹/₄ x ¹/₅