Divide Fractions

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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?

Back

36 buckets

Front

5 ÷ ⅙

Back

30

Front

¼ ÷ 7

Back

1/28

Front

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?

Back

1/2 ÷ 3 = C

Front

Which scenario can be represented by 10 ÷ ⅕ ?

Back

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

Front

Equation to find number of laps, L, Talla needs to run 4 miles on a 1/5 mile track.

Back

4 ÷ 1/5 = L

Front

True or false? 1/2 ÷ 7 = 14

Back

False

Front

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

Back

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

Front

When dividing a fraction by a whole number, the answer will be:

Back

a smaller fraction.

Front

I have 1/2 of an hour to do 3 chores. How much time can I spend on each chore?

Back

1/6 hour