Dividing a Whole Number by Unit Fractions

6  ÷  1/4

• 1/10

• 1/24

• 24

• 6/4

8 ÷ 1/4

• 1/32

• 12

• 32

• 1/12

When you divide a whole number by a unit fraction, you find out how many ________________ are in the whole number. 

• whole numbers

• dividends

• fractional parts

• slices of pizza

Which expression is represented by the model?

• 2 ÷ 1/3

• 1/3 ÷ 2

• 2 ÷ 3

• 2 ÷ 1/6

Isabel and Ele make 8 quarts of lemonade to sell at their club fundraiser. If they pour ¼ of a quart in each glass, how many glasses of lemonade can they sell?

• 32 glasses

• 16 glasses

• 8 glasses

• 4 glasses

• 1 1/3

• 1/12

• 12

• 3/4

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

Henry is helping his family make hamburgers. They have 3 pounds of ground beef and want to make ¼ pound burgers. How many burgers can they make?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 24

Asher has a 4 pound bag of cookies from Costco. If he eats ¼ pounds of cookies every day, how long will his bag of cookies last?

• 16 pounds

• 8 days

• 8 pounds

• 16 days

Which equation has a quotient of 12? 

• 1/2  ÷  6

• 1/4  ÷  3

• 3  ÷  1/4

• 2  ÷  1/5