Divide Fractions

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

Which of these can help you remember how to divide fractions?

• keep, change, opposite

• keep, change, flip (reciprocal)

• keep, keep, change

• keep, keep, opposite

Brenda has 5/6 of a pie to divide evenly amount 4 people. What fraction of a pie does each person get?

Valerie bought a 8 ft piece of ribbon from which she wants to cut into 2/3 ft pieces. How many 2/3 ft pieces can Valerie cut?

• 12

• 6

¹⁄₂ ÷ ⁴⁄₅ =

• 5/8

• 1/5

• 4/20

• ¹¹⁄₄

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 3/5

• 8/15

• 9/14

• 8/18

• 7/24

• 7/25

• 6/25

• 3/20

• 7/12

• 5/12