Dividing Unit Fractions Using Algorithm

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Which problem does this model represents?

Which problem does this model represents?

• 6 x 1/3

I have ½ pound of worms for my fishing trip. I want to divide it equally among the 4 people on the trip. How many pounds of worms will each person get?

• 1/4 pound

• 1/8 pound

• 8 worms

• 2 pounds

Presley has 1/2 of a pizza left over from last night's dinner. she is going to share it with her two sisters (3 people sharing). What fraction of the pizza will they each get?

• 3 slices

• 1/3 of the whole pizza

• 1/6 of the whole pizza

• 1 slice

Ms. Brown has ½ can of spray paint to decorate 8 little pots. If she uses the rest of the can, how much paint did she use on each pot?

• 16 cans

• 1/2 can

• 1/8 can

• 1/16 can

Ruby picked 1/3 pound of mulberries on her walk. She put them into 3 bowls to share when she got home. How many pounds of mulberries were in each bowl?

• 1/6 pound

• 1/12 pound

• 9 pounds

• 1/9 pounds

• 10/3
• 2  2/3
• 2/15
• 15/2

Aernen has 5 pounds of trail mix and wants to separate it into ⅙ pound portions. How many portions can he make?

• 11

• 1/12

• 30

• 20