Dividing by Whole Numbers and Fractions

Which scenario can be represented by 10 ÷ ⅕ ?

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long.  She cuts it into 5 pieces.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 10 inches long.  She cuts it into pieces that are 1/5 in long.

• Franny has a piece of ribbon that is 1/5 inch long.  She cuts it into 10 pieces.

• Franny has 10 pieces of ribbon.  Each piece is 1/5 inch long.  

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

True or false?
1/2 ÷ 7 = 14

• False

• True

6  ÷  1/4

• 1/10

• 1/24

• 24

• 6/4

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

Jemma 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 Jemma make?

• 5 pancakes

• 1/12 pancakes

• 1/15 pancakes

• 15 pancakes

Which equation has a quotient of 12?

• 1/2  ÷  6

• 1/4  ÷  3

• 3  ÷  1/4

• 2  ÷  1/5

8 ÷ 1/4

• 1/32

• 12

• 32

• 1/12

Elsa has a plank of wood that is 3 feet long. She cuts it into pieces that are ¼ foot long. How many pieces does she cut?

• 1/12 piece

• 1/7 piece

• 12 pieces

• 16 pieces

Which expression is represented by the model?

• 2 ÷ 1/3

• 1/3 ÷ 2

• 2 ÷ 3

• 2 ÷ 1/6