Dividing Fractions

A cereal box contains 12 cups of cereal. If a serving size is

1/2 cup, how many servings are in the cereal box?

• 6 servings

• 12 servings

• 24 servings

• 48 servings

Divide these fractions. Express answer in simplest form.

Choose the unsimplified and simplified answer below.

• 8/10 = 4/5

• 10/12 = 5/6

• 4/30 = 2/15

• 18/20 = 9/10

To divide these fractions, use which of the following to solve?

• 1/2 x 1/4

• 1/2 + 1/4

• 1/2 x 4/1

• 2/1 x 4/1

What is the reciprocal of 8?

• 1/8

• 8/1

• -8

• -1/8

A farmer has 1/12 of a ton of apples to share among 4 families. How much weight of apples will each family receive?

• 1/48 ton

• 1/36 ton

• 1/8 ton

• 1/3 ton

• 10/18

• 15/10

The Jefferson family has 7 whole pizzas to be shared equally among 5 people. Each person in the Jefferson family will receive _____ pizza.

• 35/7

• 25/7

• 7/5

• 5/7

• 1/18

• 18

• 9

• 1/9

• 1 scoop

• 4 scoops

• 9 scoops

• 20 scoops

Maria had to solve a homework problem by writing a problem that would use the following equation: 9 divided by 1/3.

Which problem is best solved by the operation in the box?

• Jeremy bought 9 roses. 1/3 of the roses are white. How many roses are white?

• Natasha has 9 pounds of ground beef. If each burger requires 1/3 pound of ground beef, how many burgers can Natasha make?

• Kendra runs 9mmiles 3 times a week. How many total miles does Kendra run each week?

• Darius has 1/3 of gallon of milk left. If he splits this among his next 9 bowls of cereal, what fraction of the gallon of milk will each bowl of cereal have?