Dividing fractions 5th grade

• 30

Answer explanation

If I have 6cups to start with, and each serving is 1/5 cup, then I should end up with a larger whole number than I started with!

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

• 8 pie

Answer explanation

With this one, I am starting with just one half, but I have to share that half with four people. This means I will end up with a unit fraction smaller than I started with because I have to cut it into 4 equal parts.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

• 6

• 2

Answer explanation

Remember, when dividing a unit fraction by a whole number you end up with a smaller unit fraction. It's like sharing a fraction!

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

• Student A

• Student B

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

• 5 pieces

• 8 pieces

• 40 pieces

Answer explanation

Don't let the order the numbers are written trick you!

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

• 8

• 16

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Two scouts, Ronald and Jacob, are going to practice tying knots. They have one piece of rope that is one-third meter long. They are going to cut the rope into 2 parts. How long will each part be?

• 6 m

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

• 8 pizzas

Answer explanation

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

One-half of all the pictures Kyra posts to Instagram are of her cats. She takes an equal number of pictures of all 3 of her cats: Fluffy, Muffy, and Bob. If Kyra takes 360 pictures, how many are of Bob?

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A bucket holds 12 liters of water. If we use a scoop that holds one-fourth of a liter, how many scoops will we need to fill the entire bucket?

• 3 scoops

• 12 scoops

• 48 scoops

• 148 scoops

Answer explanation

We know how much the bucket can hold, so if we use a fraction of that whole to fill it up, our answer should be a larger whole number!

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C