Dividing Fractions by Whole Number

What story problem fits the equation: 1/4 ÷ 5 =

• 1/4 a gallon of milk is left. 5 kittens need milk.

• 1/4 a gallon of milk is left. The recipe calls for 5 times that amount.

• 5 gallons of milk is left. It needed to be divided among 4 people.

• 5 gallons of milk is left. 1/4 of the milk is used for the recipe.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Eight girls share 5 candy bars equally. What fraction of a candy bar does each girl get?

• ⁸/₅

• ⁵/₈

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

True or false?
1/2 ÷ 7 = 14

• False

• True

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Maria had to solve a homework problem by writing a problem that would use the following equation: 9 divided by 1/3. Which problem is best solved by the operation in the box?

• Jeremy bought 9 roses. 1/3 of the roses are white. How many roses are white?

• Natasha has 9 pounds of ground beef. If each burger requires 1/3 pound of ground beef, how many burgers can Natasha make?

• Kendra runs 9mmiles 3 times a week. How many total miles does Kendra run each week?

• Darius has 1/3 of gallon of milk left. If he splits this among his next 9 bowls of cereal, what fraction of the gallon of milk will each bowl of cereal have?

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Henry is having a birthday party. He is serving 6 sub sandwiches and wants to give each guest 1/3 of a sandwich. How many guests can he serve?

• 12

• 18

• 2

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Jane is making pillows and has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. If each pillow takes 1/12 yard of fabric to make, how many pillows can she make?

• 10

• 2

• 8

• 5

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Finish the sentence: ALL division expressions can be written as...

• Fractions

• Cows

• Subtraction Expressions

• Sup Brother

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

When dividing a UNIT FRACTION by a WHOLE NUMBER, your answer will always be a...

• Unit Fraction

• Whole Number

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

When dividing a WHOLE NUMBER by a UNIT FRACTION, your answer will always be a...

• Whole Number

• Unit Fraction

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C