When you divide a unit fraction by a whole number, the quotient is __________ than the unit fraction.
less
Sophia's favorite beach towel is pink and white with a llama design. The pink part covers 5/8 of the towel. The llama design is on 3/5 of the pink part. What part of the whole towel has a llama design on it?
3 of 8 parts have a llama design, so the answer is 3/8 of her towel.
Mia has 1/4 gallon of paint. She pours an equal amount into 3 containers so she and her friends can paint different parts of a backdrop for the school play. What fraction of a gallon of paint is in each container?
Each container has 1/12 of a gallon of paint.
1/4 divided by 3 = 1/12
Kenny has 4 cups of marinara sauce. He needs 3/4 of the sauce to make spaghetti. How many cups of marinara sauce does he use?
Kenny uses 3 cups of marinara sauce.
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.
Greg had 3/5 of a gallon of paint left in the can. He used 2/3 of it to paint a cabinet. How much of the whole gallon of paint did he use?
Greg used 2/5 of a gallon of paint.
3/5 x 2/3 = 2/5
There are 4 packages of printer paper to be shared equally among 6 classrooms. How much of a package of paper will each classroom get?
Each classroom will get 4/6 or 2/3 package of paper.
Dexter practiced piano for 5/6 hour on Saturday. On Sunday, he practiced 1/2 as long as on Saturday. How long did Dexter practice on Sunday?
Dexter practiced 5/12 hour on Sunday. He practiced less time on Sunday than on Saturday.
Eight students will share 3 pizzas. How much pizza will each student eat?
Each student will eat 3/8 pizza.
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
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.
Armaan ate 7/8 of 1/2 of a pizza. How much of a whole pizza did Armaan eat?
Armaan ate 7/16 of a whole pizza?
A piece of webbing is 8/3 yards long. Max needs 3/8 of the webbing to make a climbing harness. How much of the webbing does Max need to make the harness?
Max needs 1 yard of webbing to make the harness.
Sahara drew a model. Write the equation and product to this model.
2/4 x 1/3 = 2/12 or 1/6
Write 5/6 as a division expression.
5 divided by 6
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.
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.)
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
Write 4 divided by 5 as a fraction.
4/5
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.
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
Rohini's team played soccer for 3/4 of an hour. She played for 2/3 of the game. How much time did Rohini play?
Rohini played for 1/2 hour.
3/4 x 2/3 = 6/12 or 1/2
The product of 5/8 and a "mystery" factor is less than 5/8. What could the other factor be?
Any fraction less than 1.
The product of a "mystery" factor and 7/8 is equal to 21/40. What could this mystery factor be (as a fraction)?
The mystery factor is 3/5.
Sajan hiked 6 and 2/5 miles along a mountain trail. He stopped to climb a lookout tower 1/4 of the way along his hike. How many miles did Sajan hike before he stopped to climb the lookout tower?
Sajan hiked for 1 and 3/5 miles.
32/5 x 1/4 = 32/20 or 8/5 (if you cancelled); simplified to 1 and 3/5
Mrs. Simmons uses 1/4 yard of blue ribbon on a costume she is making for the musical. How many yards of ribbon will she need to make 12 costumes?
Mrs. Simmons will need 3 yards of blue ribbon to make all 12 costumes.
12/1 x 1/4 = 12/4 = 3