Dividing Fractions

• Multiply 15 by 2, then divide by 9.

• Multiply 15 by 9, then divide by 2.

You have 2/3 quart of lemonade. If an equal amount of lemonade is poured into each of 6 glasses, how much lemonade will each class contain?

• 1/9 quart

• 1/4 quart

• 4 quarts

You make a large bowl of salad to share with your friends. Your dad eats 1/4 of it before they get there. If you divide the leftover salad among 6 friends, how much will each friend receive?

• 1/24 of the original bowl of salad

• 1/8 of the original bowl of salad

• 1/4 of the original bowl of salad

6 people share 3/5 pounds of chocolate equally. What fraction of a pound of chocolates will each person receive?

• 1/10 pound

• 1/5 pound

• 10 pounds

What is the reciprocal of the mixed number above?

• 25/6

• 6/25

• 4 6/1

If one honeybee makes 1/12 teaspoon of honey during it's lifetime, how many honeybees are needed to make 1/2 teaspoon of honey?

• 12 honeybees

• 8 honeybees

• 6 honeybees

Rohan paints 1/5 the fence surrounding his house each day. How many days will it take him to paint 3/4 of the fence?

• 4/15 of a day

• 3 3/4 days

• 5 days

How many tenths are there in 3/5?

• 3

• 6

• 9

Kaitlyn has 5/8 pound of sunflower seeds. She puts seeds evenly into 10 envelopes. How much sunflower seed is in each envelope?

• 1/16 pound

• 5/16 pound

• 1/8 pound

• 36/121

• 4/9

• 2 1/4