Grade 5, IM Unit 2A: Fractions as Quotients | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 15 Public

(1) Represent and explain the relationship between division and fractions. (2) Solve problems involving division of whole numbers leading to answers that are fractions.

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Locate 6/4 on the number line.

6/4 = 1 ½

Shade ¾ of the rectangle. Explain or show your reasoning.

Divide into 4 equal pieces (3 lines, 4 spaces). 3 of the 4 pieces should be shaded.

Each workbook is ⅜ inch thick. How many inches is a stack of 5 workbooks? Explain or show your reasoning.

15/8 inches. 5 x ⅜ = (5x3)/8

Audrey has 36 fish in 4 aquariums. There are the same number of fish in each aquarium. How many fish are in each aquarium? Show or explain your reasoning.

There are 9 fish in each aquarium since 4 x 9 = 36.

There are 24 dogs at a shelter. There are 4 times as many dogs as cats at the shelter. Easton wants to know how many cats are there at the shelter? Show or explain your reasoning.

There are 6 cats at the shelter since 24 ÷ 4 = 6.

A bottle holds 7/10 liter of water. How much water do 6 bottles hold? Explain or show your reasoning.

42/10 or 4 and 2/10 liters because 6 x 7/10 = 42/10.

What is the area of the rectangle. Explain or show your reasoning.

96 square centimeters since 12 x 8 = 96.

Parker, Tucker, and Ashton equally share 18 sheets of construction paper for an art project. How many sheets of paper do they each get? Explain or show your reasoning.

6 sheets of paper since 18 ÷ 3 = 6.

3 students equally share 1 tube of glue for an art project. How much glue does each student get? Explain or show your reasoning.

⅓ tube of glue

4 hikers equally share 3 liters of water. How many liters of water does each hiker drink? Explain or show your reasoning.

¾ liter because each hiker gets ¼ of each liter of water.

The four fifth grade classes equally share 5 pizzas. How many pizzas will each class get? Explain or show your reasoning.

5/4 pizza. Each class gets ¼ of each pizza.

Aiden cuts an 11 inch strip of paper into 5 equal parts. How many inches long is each part?

11/5 inches

AvaLea cuts a strip of paper into 5 equal parts. Each part is 7/8 inches long. How long was the strip of paper?

35/5 inches, or 7 inches (35 ÷ 5 = 7)

Nina is traveling to visit her grandparents who live 125 miles away. She stops for lunch ⅔ of the way. How far has Nina traveled? Explain or show your reasoning.

83 ⅓ miles

Write a division equation to represent the situation.

4 ÷ 6 = 4/6