Divide Whole Number Fraction

To divide by a fraction, you should multiply by the ____________________.

• answer

• reciprocal

• dividend

• denominator

8 ÷ 1/5

• 8

• 40

• 13

• 24

5 ÷ ⅓

• 10

• 8

• 15

• 20

1/4 ÷ 2 = 

• 8

• 1/8

• 12

• 1/12

1/6 ÷ 3 =

• 18

• 1/18

• 16

• 1/16 

What is the value of the expression?
¼ ÷ 7

• 28

• 7/4

• 1/4

• 1/28

Mr. Borelli 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

You have 30 subs.  Each person can eat 1/3 of the sub.  How many people can eat?

• 1

• 10

• 27

• 90

When we divide a whole number by a fraction...

• We get a smaller fraction.

• We get a larger fraction.

• We get a smaller whole number.

• We get a larger whole number.

Thomas has 3 yards of fabric. He is making masks for his classmates that each take 1/8 yard of fabric. How many masks will Thomas be able to make? Which of the following expressions do I need to solve this problem: