Olivia has 1/2 pound of raisins. She plans to eat them for snack over the next 5 days. If she eats the same amount each day, what fraction of a pound of raisins will she eat each day?
Olivia will eat 1/10 of a pound each day.
1/2 divided by 5 = 1/10
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When you divide a whole number by a unit fraction, the quotient is __________ than the whole number.
greater
(You are counting pieces or parts of the whole number.)
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When you divide a unit fraction by a whole number, the quotient is __________ than the unit fraction.
less
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Carter is slicing 5 pizzas. Each slice is 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizza slices will there be in all?
There will be 40 slices of pizza, since 5 divided by 1/8 = 40.
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Collin's grandfather grows tomatoes in a section of yard that is 4/5 meter long by 2/3 meter wide. What is the area of the tomato patch?
The tomato section is 8/15 square meters.
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Mrs. Wing is preparing to tape up posters made by Sakinah, Isha, and Andrei. She cuts the tape into 1/4 foot pieces. How many pieces can she cut from 5 feet of tape?
Mrs. Wing will get 20 pieces of tape.
5 divided by 1/4 = 20
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Teams of students in Mrs. Pestorius's room are presenting ELA projects. Each team has 1/6 hour for their presentation. How many teams will present projects in 2 hours?
12 teams can give 1/6 hour presentations in 2 hours.
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Jaxon is sharing 3 bananas with 3 friends. How much banana does each person get?
Each person will get 3/4 of a banana. That would be 3 bananas divided by 4 friends, NOT 4 friends divided by 3 bananas.
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The length of a running trail is 12 miles. There are water fountains every 1/3 mile. How many water fountains are along the running trail?
There are 36 water fountains.
12 divided by 1/3 = 36
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The product of a "mystery" factor and 7/8 is equal to 21/40. What could this mystery factor be (as a fraction)?
