Dividing with Unit Fractions

6  ÷  1/4

• 1/10

• 1/24

• 24

• 6/4

1/2  ÷  2

• 1

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 4

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

8 ÷ 1/4

• 1/32

• 12

• 32

• 1/12

A pet store had 9 cats to feed. If they only had one-fourth of a bag of cat food and each cat got the same amount, what fraction of the bag would each cat get?

• 36

• 1/5

• 1/32

• 1/36

Elise picks 6 pounds of apples. She uses 1/2 pound of apples too make 1 container of applesauce. How many containers of applesauce can Elise make with all the apples?

• 12 containers

• 6 and 1/2 containers

• 3 containers

• 5 and 1/2 containers

Students are running in a relay race. Each team will run a total of 3 miles. Each member of a team will run 1/3 mile. How many students will a team need to complete the race?

• 1/9

• 3

• 12

• 9

Which equation has a quotient of 12? 

• 1/2  ÷  6

• 1/4  ÷  3

• 3  ÷  1/4

• 2  ÷  1/5

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

• 1/12

• 1/7

• 12

A sub shop sold sandwiches that were one-fifth of a foot long. If you were to cut the sandwich into three equal pieces, what fraction of a foot would each piece be?

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 1/15

• 1/18