Division of Fractions Review

Which division equation is shown by the model?

• 15 ÷ 1/5 = 3

• 3 ÷ 15 = 1/5

• 1/5 ÷ 3 = 1/15

• 15 ÷ 3 = 1/5

Heidi has 1/5 of a novel left to read. She wants to finish the novel by reading the same amount each day of the next 2 days. How much of the novel should Heidi read each day?

The middle school student council has 10 cups of confetti to decorate the tables for the banquet. They plan to use 1/3 cup of confetti on each table. If they use 1/4 cup of confetti on each table instead of 1/3 cup of confetti, how many more tables can they decorate?

What is the quotient?

Which scenario can be represented by 10 ÷ ⅕ ?

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

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

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

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

When dividing a fraction by whole number the answer will be ______________.

• a smaller fraction.

• a larger fraction.

Monica divided 1/2 of a gallon of ketchup equally into 4 smaller bottles to put on the tables in her hamburger restaurant. How much ketchup did she put in each bottle?

• 1/4 gallon

• 8 gallons

• 1/8 gallon

• 1/16 gallon

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

In my Halloween candy, I have 1/4 of it has coconut. I don't like coconut, so I split that 1/4 between my 4 brothers. How much does each brother get?

• 1/16

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/8

Katie is knitting hats for her friends. She has 7 yards of yarn. If each hat requires 1/3 of a yard of yarn, how many hats could she make for her friends?

• 7/3

• 12

• 21

• 3/7