Divide a whole number by a fraction

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What does it mean to divide 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.

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What is the reciprocal of 1/2?

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The reciprocal of 1/2 is 2.

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Calculate: 4 ÷ 1/2 = ?

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8

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If you have 2 cups of batter and use 1/4 cup for each muffin, how many muffins can you make?

Back

8 muffins.

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What is the result of 8 ÷ 1/2?

Back

16

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How do you find out how many students can share 4 pounds of flour if each gets 1/4 pound?

Back

Divide 4 by 1/4, which equals 16 students.

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What is the formula to divide a whole number by a fraction?

Back

Whole number ÷ Fraction = Whole number × (Reciprocal of the fraction).

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If you divide a number by a fraction less than 1, what happens to the result?

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The result will be greater than the original number.

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What is 10 ÷ 1/5?

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50

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If a recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar and you want to make 3 batches, how much sugar do you need?

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You need 2 1/4 cups of sugar.