Dividing Fractions

Mrs. Snowman has 2/3 of a biscuit left. If her son's each have 1/12 of it, and let Mrs. Snowman have the rest, how much of a biscuit does each boy get?

• 2/36

• 1/18

• 2/18

• 1/9

There is 1/3 of a pan of brownies left. Four children are going to share it equally. What fraction of the whole pan of brownies will each child get?

• 7

• 12

Janelle divides 3 pieces of paper into fifths. How many fifths does she have? What expression represents the situation above?

Answer explanation

Damian has a piece of string that is 3 feet long. He cuts it into pieces that are ¼ foot long. How many pieces does of string does he cut?

• 12 pieces

• 16 pieces

2 ÷ 1∕4 =

• 1/8

• 8

• 12

• 1/12

1/4 ÷ 2 = 

• 8

• 1/8

• 12

• 1/12

Maddy has 2 cakes that she cuts into eighths. How many 1/8 size pieces does she have?

• 16

• 10

• 2

• 4

1/2 ÷ 9

• 18

• 12

• 1/12

• 1/18

5 ÷ ⅕

• 1/5

• 1/25

• 5

• 25