Model Division Fractions

Piper used 1/5 meter of ribbon to create a border around a triangle. If each side of the triangle is the same length, how much ribbon did Piper use for each side? 
Which equation represents how much ribbon Piper used? 

• 1/3  ÷  5

• 5  ÷  1/5

• 1/5  ÷  3

• 3  ÷  1/6

JAmya 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 Amya make?

• 5 pancakes

• 1/12 pancakes

• 1/15 pancakes

• 15 pancakes

5 ÷ ⅕

• ⅕

• 1/25

• 5

• 25

Which equation matches this model?

Choose the correct division equation represented by the model.

Choose the correct division equation represented by the model.

Choose the correct division equation represented by the model.

The fraction tape diagram (area model) shows that:

• 1/2 = 3/6

• 1/2= 6/12

• 1/2= 6/6

• 3/4 = 3/6

Finish the division equation to match the area model: