Dividing Whole Numbers by Unit Fractions Word Problems

Which expression is represented by the model?

• 2 ÷ 1/3

• 1/3 ÷ 2

• 2 ÷ 3

• 2 ÷ 1/6

6  ÷  1/4

• 1/10

• 1/24

• 24

• 6/4

Which equation has a quotient of 12? 

• 1/2  ÷  6

• 1/4  ÷  3

• 3  ÷  1/4

• 2  ÷  1/5

Jadeyn made 5 cups of pancake batter. She uses a scoop measuring 1/3 cup to pour batter onto the skillet to make pancakes. How many pancakes can Jadeyn make?

• 5 pancakes

• 1/12 pancakes

• 1/15 pancakes

• 15 pancakes

Coach Peters has 12 gallons of water to fill buckets for field day.  If each bucket needs ⅓ of a gallon to fill, how many buckets can he fill?

• 3/12 bucket

• 12 and ⅓ buckets

• 36 buckets

• 4 buckets

• 8

• 4/3

• 2

• 15

Danilsa has ½ cup of butter.  She pours the same amount into each of three popcorn cartons.  Which equation represents the fraction of the cup of butter, C, that is in each carton?

• 1/2 ÷ 1/3 = C

• 3 ÷ 1/2 = C

• 1/2 ÷ 3 = C

• 2 ÷ 3 = C

Isaiah wants to run 4 miles.  The track surrounding the field where he plays football is 1/5 mile long.  What equation could be used to find the number of laps, L, which Isaiah will need to run?

• 1/5 ÷ 4 = L

• 1/5 × 4 = L

• 4 × 1/5 = L

• 4 ÷ 1/5 = L