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Dividing Unit Fraction by a Whole Number

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is 1/7 divided by 4

a)

1/28

b)

28

c)

21

d)

1/21

2.

What is 1/3 divided by 9?

a)

1/3

b)

1/9

c)

1/27

d)

3/9

3.

Macy has 1/7 of a liter of lemonade. She wants to share it equally among herself and 2 friends. What expression could represent this situation?

a)

17÷2\frac{1}{7}\div2

b)

2÷172\div\frac{1}{7}

c)

17÷3\frac{1}{7}\div3

d)

3÷173\div\frac{1}{7}

4.

Macy has 1/7 of a liter of lemonade. She wants to share it equally among herself and 2 friends. How much lemonade will each person get?

a)

2/7 liters

b)

1/14 liters

c)

1/21 liters

d)

7/2 liters

5.

Mark has 1/3 of a bag of food to divide evenly between his 4 cats. What fraction of the whole bag does Mark give to each cat?

a)

1/12

b)

4/3

c)

3/4

d)

12/1

6.

In the equation shown, what is the value of N ?

⅙ ÷ 2 = N

a)

1/3

b)

12

c)

1/2

d)

1/12

7.

Mr. Borelli has 12 gallons of water to fill buckets for field day. If each bucket needs ⅓ of a gallon to fill, how many buckets can he fill?

a)

3/12 bucket

b)

12 and ⅓ buckets

c)

36 buckets

d)

4 buckets

8.

What is the value of the expression?
¼ ÷ 7

a)

28

b)

7/4

c)

1/4

d)

1/28

9.

Mrs. Brugger has ½ cup of butter. She pours the same amount into each of three popcorn cartons. Which equation represents the fraction of the cup of butter, C, that is in each carton?

a)

1/2 ÷ 1/3 = C

b)

3 ÷ 1/2 = C

c)

1/2 ÷ 3 = C

d)

2 ÷ 3 = C

10.

Which scenario can be represented by 10 ÷ ⅕ ?

a)

Rosalie has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long. She cuts it into 5 pieces.

b)

Rosalie has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long. She cuts it into pieces that are 1/5 in long.

c)

Rosalie has a piece of ribbon that is 1/5 inch long. She cuts it into 10 pieces.

d)

Rosalie has 10 pieces of ribbon. Each piece is 1/5 inch long.

11.

Talla wants to run 4 miles. The track surrounding the field where he plays football is 1/5 mile long. What equation could be used to find the number of laps, L, which Talla will need to run?

a)

1/5 ÷ 4 = L

b)

1/5 × 4 = L

c)

4 × 1/5 = L

d)

4 ÷ 1/5 = L

12.

True or false?
1/2 ÷ 7 = 14

a)

False

b)

True

13.

3/4 ÷ 2 =
To display this with a model you should first draw _____________________.

a)

two rectangles

b)

a rectangle and make the same amount of columns as the denominator in the fraction

c)

as many rectangles as the whole number in the problem

d)

three rectangles

14.

When dividing a fraction by whole number the answer will be ______________.

a)

a smaller fraction.

b)

a larger fraction.

15.

Gabby 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?

a)

1/4 gallon

b)

8 gallons

c)

1/8 gallon

d)

1/16 gallon

16.

Ana has 1/4 yard of fabric. She cuts the fabric into 2 equal pieces. Which expression should you use to find out how long is each piece of fabric?

a)

2 ÷ 1/4 = 8

b)

1/2 ÷ 4 = 1/8

c)

4 ÷ 1/2 = 8

d)

1/4 ÷ 2 = 1/8

17.

A fraction divided by a whole number will always be a fraction.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Twelve whole pizzas are eaten. Each person eats ¼ pizza. How many people eat pizza?

a)

48

b)

1/48

c)

16

d)

3