Dividing Fractions by a Whole

Which of the following questions could be answered using the expression 3 divided by 1/3?

• How many miles will Kniah walk is she walks 1/3 mile each day for 9 days?

• How many 1/3 cup serving can be made from a 3 cup bag of granola?

• How much of a pie will each person get if 3 people share 1/3 of a pie?

• How much granola is left if 1/3 cup is taken from a 3 cup bag?

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Twelve whole pizzas are eaten. Each person eats ¼ pizza. How many people eat pizza?

• 48 people 

• 16 people

• 8 people

• 3 people

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A 21-foot long rope is cut into 3/8-foot pieces. Which expression finds the number of pieces?

• 21 ÷ 3/8

• 21 × 3/8

• 3/8 ÷ 21

• 21 − 3/8

Anthony divided 3/4 of a pound of butter into 6 equal parts. How much butter was in each part?

• 8 lb

• 18/4 lb

• 1/8 lb

• 1/24 lb

Mr. Rodriguez has \frac{5}{8} ton of mulch to be divided evenly among 6 garden boxes. How much mulch will each garden box get?

• \frac{30}{8} ton

• \frac{1}{8} ton

• \frac{5}{48} ton

• \frac{11}{48} ton

I have a 6 foot-long piece of wood that I want to cut to build picture frames. If each piece is going to be rac{3}{4} foot long, how many pieces will I be able to cut?

• 8 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 12 pieces

• 24 pieces

Mr. Rodriguez has rac{5}{8} ton of mulch to be divided evenly among 6 garden boxes. How much mulch will each garden box get?

• rac{30}{8} ton

• rac{1}{8} ton

• rac{5}{48} ton

• rac{11}{48} ton

Shawn has a 2 quart container of mint chocolate chip ice cream. If each serving size 1/8 of gallon, how many servings of ice cream does Shawn have?

• 16

• 2/8

• 10

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Eathan feeds his pet rabbit 1/8 gallon of pellets every day. If he has 2 gallons of rabbit food at home, how many days can he feed his rabbit before he needs to buy more food?

• 4

• 2/8

• 16

What is the capital of France?

• Paris

• London

• Berlin

• Madrid