Dividing Proper and Improper Fractions

If you have six chocolate bars and each friend gets 2/3 of a bar, how many friends can you serve?

• 8

• 12

• 9

• 10

What operation are you performing when you divide six chocolate bars into portions of 2/3 each?

• Multiplication

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Division

How many 1/2 portions can you get from eight chocolate bars?

• 8

• 16

• 12

• 20

What is the reciprocal of 3/4?

• 3/4

• 4/3

• 4/5

• 1/3

Which of the following pairs are reciprocals?

• 2 and 1/2

• 3 and 1/3

• 4 and 1/4

• 5 and 1/5

What is the reciprocal of 5?

• 1/5

• 5/1

• 1/4

• 1/6

What is the result of dividing 16 by 2/3?

• 24

• 18

• 20

• 12

How many 3/4 foot pieces can you cut from a 15-foot board?

• 15

• 30

• 20

• 25

What is the first step in solving a division problem involving fractions?

• Add the fractions

• Divide by the reciprocal

• Subtract the fractions

• Multiply by the reciprocal

Why does the value increase when dividing by a proper fraction?

• Because the fraction is less than one

• Because the fraction is more than one

• Because the fraction is equal to one

• Because the fraction is a whole number