Dividing fractions by whole numbers

Cory has 1/4 yard of fabric. He 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

What is 1/8 ÷ 5 ?

• 40

• 45

• 1/40

• 1/45

Mrs. Sims cut a watermelon into fourths. She gave 1 piece for her 3 children to share equally. How much of the whole melon will each child eat?

• 12 pieces of melon

• 3 pieces of melon

• 1/12 of the melon

• 1/4 of the melon

When you divide a unit fraction by a whole number the result is---

• a smaller unit fraction

• a greater unit fraction

• a smaller whole number

• a greater whole number

What is 1/3 ÷ 9?

• 1/9

• 1/12

• 1/21

• 1/27

Mrs. Allen has 1/4 pan of brownies to share between 2 children. How much of the whole pan of brownies did each child eat?

• 1/8

• 8

• 1/4

• 4

Marge and Kimo equally shared one-fourth of a blueberry pie that was leftover. What fraction of the whole pie did each friend eat?

• 8

• 1/2

• 4

• 1/8

In my Halloween candy, I have 1/4 of it has coconut. I don't like coconut, so I split that 1/4 between my 4 brothers. How much does each brother get?

• 1/16

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/8

I have 1/8 of a piece of wood left from a project.  I want to use the rest to make 3 picture frames.  Will I use more or less than 1/8 for my frames?

• more than 1/8 per frame
• less than 1/8 per frame
• 1/8 exactly per frame

Monica 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