Fractions Time Whole Number

Mrs. Brugger has ½ cup of butter. She pours the same amount into each of three popcorn cartons. Which equation represents the fraction of the cup of butter, C, that is in each carton?

• 1/2 ÷ 1/3 = C

• 3 ÷ 1/2 = C

• 1/2 ÷ 3 = C

• 2 ÷ 3 = C

True or false?
1/2 ÷ 7 = 14

• False

• True

Alex bought candy for his friends that weighed 7/8 pounds. If he split it up equally among himself and 4 other friends, how much candy did they each get?

• 28/40

• 21/40

• 7/40

• 3 4/8

3/4 ÷ 2 =
To display this with a model you should first draw _____________________.

• two rectangles

• a rectangle and make the same amount of columns as the denominator in the fraction

• as many rectangles as the whole number in the problem

• three rectangles

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

• a smaller fraction.

• a larger fraction.

I have 1/2 of an hour to do 3 chores. How much time can I spend on each chore?

• 1/5 hour

• 1/2 hour

• 1/6 hour

• 1/2 hour

Two friends share 1/2 of a pineapple equally. What fraction of a whole pineapple does each friend get?

• 4

• 1/4

• 8

• 1/8

Gabby 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

Ana has 1/4 yard of fabric. She cuts the fabric into 2 equal pieces. Which expression should you use to find out how long is each piece of fabric?

• 2 ÷ 1/4 = 8

• 1/2 ÷ 4 = 1/8

• 4 ÷ 1/2 = 8

• 1/4 ÷ 2 = 1/8

A fraction divided by a whole number will always be a fraction.

• True

• False