Dividing Fractions in Real-World Scenarios

The video tutorial explains how to solve word problems involving dividing fractions. It emphasizes understanding what quantity is being split and provides several examples, including scenarios with pizza slices, chocolate milk, a turtle's walking distance, piano lessons, road repairs, and slideshow songs. The key is to identify the quantity being divided and apply the keep-change-flip method to solve the problems.

What is the first step in solving word problems involving dividing fractions?

• Convert fractions to decimals

• Identify the total quantity

• Visualize the problem

• Determine what is being split

What is the key to solving word problems involving dividing fractions?

• Visualizing the problem

• Determining what is being split

• Identifying the total quantity

• Converting fractions to decimals

If a pizza is cut into slices that are each 1/6 of the whole, and John eats half of the pizza, how many slices does he eat?

• 6 slices

• 3 slices

• 4 slices

• 2 slices

Anna has 3/4 of a liter of chocolate milk and pours it into glasses that each hold 1/8 of a liter. How many glasses can she fill?

• 7 glasses

• 6 glasses

• 5 glasses

• 4 glasses

A turtle walks 1/12 of a kilometer every hour. If it needs to cover 5/6 of a kilometer, how many hours will it take?

• 10 hours

• 11 hours

• 9 hours

• 8 hours

If a turtle walks 1/12 of a kilometer every hour, how many kilometers will it cover in 10 hours?

• 5/6 kilometers

• 1 kilometer

• 5 kilometers

• 10 kilometers

A piano teacher has 4.5 hours available and each lesson lasts 1.5 hours. How many lessons can the teacher schedule?

• 5 lessons

• 2 lessons

• 3 lessons

• 4 lessons

If a road is 13.5 kilometers long and workers can repair 2.25 kilometers per week, how many weeks will it take to repair the entire road?

• 8 weeks

• 7 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 5 weeks

Marcus is picking songs for a slideshow that is 31.5 minutes long. If each song is 3.5 minutes, how many songs can he include?

• 7 songs

• 8 songs

• 9 songs

• 10 songs

A teacher has 4.5 hours available and each lesson lasts 1.5 hours. How many students can the teacher teach?

• 5 students

• 3 students

• 2 students

• 4 students