Dividing Whole Numbers by Fractions

Front

What is dividing a whole number by a fraction?

Back

Dividing a whole number by a fraction is the same as multiplying the whole number by the reciprocal of the fraction.

Front

What is the reciprocal of 1/5?

Back

The reciprocal of 1/5 is 5.

Front

What is the reciprocal of 1/2?

Back

The reciprocal of 1/2 is 2.

Front

What is the reciprocal of 1/3?

Back

The reciprocal of 1/3 is 3.

Front

Calculate: 8 ÷ 1/5

Back

40

Front

Calculate: 4 ÷ 1/2

Back

8

Front

Calculate: 6 ÷ 1/5

Back

30

Front

Calculate: 10 ÷ 1/2

Back

20

Front

Calculate: 5 ÷ 1/3

Back

15

Front

If you divide a number by a fraction, what happens to the result?

Back

The result increases because you are finding how many times the fraction fits into the whole number.