Dividing Whole Numbers and Mixed Numbers by a Fraction

How do you divide fractions with mixed numbers?

• Change the mixed number to an improper fraction, rewrite the new problem; Keep, Change, Flip; simplify if needed

• Change the whole number to a fraction by having the denominator be 1. Keep the 1st fraction, change the sign to multiply, flip the 2nd fraction; simplify if needed

• Change the whole number to a fraction by dividing by 1, multiply the numerators and denominators

• Keep, Change, and Flip; simplify if needed

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

5 ÷ ⅕

• ⅕

• 1/25

• 5

• 25

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Divide and give your answer in simplest form.

• 9 1/3

• 3/28

• 1 5/7

• 5/12

The three words we have to remember when we are dividing with any sort of fraction are:

• Stop, Drop, Roll

• Flip, Keep, Change

• Keep, Change, Flip

• Change, Keep, Flip

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Evaluate the expression.

• ²⁰/₇

• 35

• 70

• ¹/₃₅

Evaluate the expression.

• ⁷/₅

• ³⁴³/₅

• 9⁵/₂₈

• ¹⁸/₆₃

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2C

• 3  2/7
• 4  ⁴/₇
• ⁵⁷/₉
• 5  ¹/₂

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

5 ÷ ⅓

• 10

• 8

• 15

• 20

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

8 ÷ 1/5

• 8

• 40

• 13

• 24

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A fraction represents which operation

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3