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Dividing Fractions

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name

Class

Date

Which expression is equivalent to 5/9?

9 $\div$ 5

9 x 5

5 - 9

5 $\div$ 9

Ms. Patel has 16 cups of laundry soap. She uses 1/2 cup of soap to do a load of laundy. How many loads of laundry can Ms. Patel do?

Corey has 1/4 of a large package of stickers. He gives an equal amount of stickers to each of his 3 friends. What fraction of the package of stickers does Corey give each friend?

1/12

1/7

3/4

4/3

Mr. Wyatt has 4 apples. He cuts each of the apples into slices that are 1/6 of an apple. Which equation models the number of apple slices Mr. Wyatt cut?

1/6 $\div$ 4 = 24

1/6 $\div$ 4 = 1/24

4 $\div$ 1/6 = 24

4 $\div$ 1/6 = 1/24

Which story problem can be solved using the expression 7 $\div$ 1/3?

Which Division equation represents the visual model?

1/3 $\div$ 1/6 = 1/18

1/6 $\div$ 3 = 1/18

3 $\div$ 1/6 = 18

6 $\div$ 1/3 = 18

An art teacher has 9 oz. (ounces) of glue. She gives an equal amount of glue to each of her 6 students. How many ounces of glue does each student get?

(a)

Miguel had 1/4 lb (pounds) of plant food. He gave each of his 5 plants an equal amount of the food. How many pounds of plant food did Migueal give each of his plants?

(a)

Darnell is doing a 2-mile open water swim in the ocean. Every 1/3 mile, he has to change directions. What equation can used to model how many times Darnell changes directions?

2 $\div$ 1/3 = 6

1/3 $\div$ 2 = 1/6

2 $\div$ 3 = 6

2 $\div$ 1/6 =12

10.

Natalie wrote 1 page of her essay in 1/3 hour. How many pages can she write in 6 hours?

11.

A 1/2 mile long road is divided into 10 equal-length sections. How long is each section of the road?

1/20 mile

1/5 mile

5 miles

20 miles

12.

Mr. Demarco poured 1/5 of a large pot of coffee equally into 3 mugs. Which equation can be used to find the part of the pot of coffee he poured into each mug?

3 $\div$ 1/5 = 15

3 $\div$ 1/5 =1 2/3

1/5 $\div$ 3 = 3/5

1/5 $\div$ 3 = 1/15

13.

A baker needs to make 24 cupcakes for a customer. She mixes together 8 cups of batter. If the baker uses 1/4 cup of batter for each cupcake, does she have enough batter to make all the cupcakes?

No, she can make only 6 cupcakes.

No, she can make only 12 cupcakes.

Yes, she can make 32 cupcakes.

Yes, she can make 96 cupcakes.

14.

Which related multiplication equation can be used to solve 14 $\div$ 1/9?

14 x 9 = 116

14 x 1/9 = 14/9

9 x 1/14 = 9/14

14 x 9 = 126

15.

Which related multiplication equation could be used to solve 1/5 $\div$ 6?

1/5 x 6 =6/5

1/5 x 1/6 = 1/30

6 x 1/5 = 6/5

1/5 x 1/6 = 30

16.

Which multiplication equation is related to 11 $\div$ 1/8?

11 x 1/8 = 11/8

1/8 x 11 = 11/8

11 x 8 =99

11 x 8 = 88

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Dividing Fractions

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 22mins

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