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Divide Fractions and Whole Numbers

You can use a number line to help you divide a whole number by a fraction.
1
Divide. 6 4 _
2
Step 1 Draw a number line from 0 to 6. Divide 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
the number line into halves. Label each half
on your number line, starting with 1_2 .
0 1 1 1 1 2 21 3 31 4 41 5 51 6
2 2 2 2 2 2
Step 2 Skip count by halves from 0 to 6 to find 6 4 _1 .
2

Step 3 Count the number of skips. It takes 12 skips to

go from 0 to 6. So the quotient is 12.
15
64_ 12 because 12 3 1_ 5 6.
2 2

You can use fraction strips to divide a fraction by a whole number.

145
Divide. _
2
Step 1 Place a 1_2 strip under a 1-whole strip.
1
Step 2 Find 5 fraction strips, all with the same
denominator, that fit exactly under the 1_2 strip. 1
2
Each part is __ 1 of the whole.
10 1 1 1 1 1
Step 3 Record and check the quotient. 10 10 10 10 10
1
___ 1
___
1455
_ 10 because 10 3 5 5 1_.
2 2
1
___
So, 1
_455 10 .
2

Divide. Draw a number line or use fraction strips.

1. 141
__ 5 2.
15
2 4 __ 3. 441
__ 5
2 3 4

4. 1
__ 435 5. 1
__ 425 6. 441
__ 5
5 3 5

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Quotient Match Riddle

Find the quotient. Write each quotient as a fraction. Each quotient in the
numbered column should match a quotient in the lettered column.

1.
15
3 4 __ 1
A. ___ 4 1 5 _________
6 _________ 10

2. 1
__ 4 2 5 _________ E. 3 4 18 5 _________
5

3.
15
6 4 __ N. 841
__ 5
2 _________ 3 _________

4. 1
__ 4 2 5 _________ P. 641
__ 5
4 3 _________

1
5. __ 4 3 5 _________ 1
S. __ 4 4 5 _________
2 3

6.
15
3 4 __ R. 441
__ 5
8 _________ 3 _________

1
7. __ 4 2 5 _________ W. 2 4 16 5 _________
6

To solve the riddle, write the letter that corresponds to the

matching exercise number.

What is black and white and read all over?

2 6 5 4 7 1 2 1 5 3

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Problem Solving • Use Multiplication

Nathan makes 4 batches of soup and divides each batch
into halves. How many 1_2 -batches of soup does he have?

Read the Problem Solve the Problem

What do I need to find? Since Nathan makes 4 batches of soup,

I need to find
the number of my diagram needs to show 4 circles to
represent the 4 batches. I can divide
_1 -batches of soup Nathan each of the 4 circles in half.
2
has .

What information do I need to use?

I need to use the size of each

batch of
soup and the total number of
batches of soup Nathan makes.
To find the total number of halves in
How will I use the information? the 4 batches, I can multiply 4 by the
number of halves in each circle.
I can
make a diagram to organize
the information from the problem. Then I can
2 5_
1543_
44_ 8
2
use the diagram to find the number
of 1_2 -batches of soup
Nathan has after he divides
the 4 batches of soup . 8 one-half-batches
So, Nathan has _
of soup.

Draw a diagram to help you solve the problem.

1. A nearby park has 8 acres of land to use 2. Clarissa has 3 pints of ice tea that she
for gardens. The park divides each acre divides into 1_2 -pint servings. How many
into fourths. How many 1_4 -acre gardens _ -pint servings does she have?
1
2
does the park have?

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Eating Fractions
Solve each problem. You may find it helpful to draw a diagram.

1. Alexia makes 8 submarine sandwiches. She cuts 4 of the

sandwiches into thirds. She cuts the remaining 4 sandwiches
into halves. Alexia eats 2 of the 1_3 -sandwich pieces. Her brother
Bob eats 2 of the 1_2 -sandwich pieces.
• What fraction of the 8 sandwiches does Alexia eat?

• What fraction of the 8 sandwiches does Bob eat?

• Altogether, what fraction of the 8 sandwiches do
Alexia and Bob eat?
2. Consuela and her three friends order 2 pizzas. Consuela cuts
each pizza into 8 equal slices. She saves 2 slices of pizza for her
older brother. Then she and her friends share the rest of the pizza,
each eating the same number of slices. What fraction of the 2 pizzas
is left over?

3. Stretch Your Thinking Benjamin has 3 pies: 1 apple,

1 blueberry, and 1 cherry. He cuts the apple pie into 4 equal slices,
the blueberry pie into 6 equal slices, and the cherry pie into 8 equal
slices. Benjamin eats 1 slice of the apple pie and 1 slice of the
cherry pie. His friend Lola eats 2 slices of the blueberry pie. Who
eats the greater fraction of pie? How much more?

4. Explain how you solved Problem 2.

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Connect Fractions to Division

You can write a fraction as a division expression.

45445
_ 15 5 15 4 3
__
5 3
There are 8 students in a wood-working class and 5 sheets of plywood
for them to share equally. What fraction of a sheet of plywood will each
student get?

Divide. 5 4 8 Use a drawing.

Step 1 Draw 5 rectangles to represent 5 sheets of plywood.
Since there are 8 students, draw lines to divide each
piece of plywood into eighths .

1
__
Each student’s share of 1 sheet of plywood is 8 .
Step 2 Count the total number of eighths each student gets.
Since there are 5 sheets of plywood, each student will
5
__
get 5 of the eighths , or 8 .

Step 3 Complete the number sentence.

5
__
5485 8
Step 4 Check your answer.
5
_
Since 8 3 8 5 5 , the quotient is correct.
5
__
So, each student will get 8 of a sheet of plywood.

Complete the number sentence to solve.

1. Ten friends share 6 pizzas equally. What 2. Four students share 7 sandwiches
fraction of a pizza does each friend get? equally. How much of a sandwich does
each student get?

6 4 10 5 7445

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Fraction Models and Division

Write and complete a division number sentence that is represented
by the model. Use whole numbers for the dividend and the divisor.
Then write a real-world problem that you can solve using the model
and the corresponding number sentence.
1.

2.

3. In Exercises 1 and 2, you wrote division sentences that are

represented by the models. How did you decide what number to use as the
dividend and what number to use as the divisor?

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Fraction and Whole-Number Division

You can divide fractions by solving a related multiplication sentence.

1
Divide. 4 4 _
3
Step 1 Draw 4 circles to represent the dividend, 4.

Step 2 Since the divisor is 1_3 , divide each circle into thirds.

Step 3 Count the total number of thirds.

When you divide the 4 circles into thirds, you are finding
the number of thirds in 4 circles, or finding 4 groups of 3 .
There are 12 thirds.

Step 4 Complete the number sentence.

44_ 1 5 4 × 3 = 12
3

Use the model to complete the number sentence.

1. 2.

1533
3 4 __ 5 14251
__ __ 3 5
5 4 4

Write a related multiplication sentence to solve.

3.
1
2 4 __ 1
4. __ 43 1
5. __ 42 6. 541
__
5 3 6 4

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Unknown Dividends and Divisors

Find the unknown dividend or divisor. Then use the letter of each
unknown dividend or divisor to solve the riddle below.

1. 2 4Y 5 6 2. _1 4
5
E 5 __
1
10

Y 5 __ E 5 __

3. I 4 1_4 5 16 4. R 4 35 __
1
12

I 5 __ R 5 __

5. 4 4 H 5 32 6. H 4 ___
1 5 12
12

H 5 __ H 5 __

7. E 4 __15 5 15 8. 3 4 N 5 15

E 5 __ N 5 __

9. 7 4 T 5 14 10. H 4 1__2 5 16

T 5 __ H 5 __

11. G 4 1__4 5 20 12. 2 4 E 5 12

G 5 __ E 5 __

13. _1 4 T
2
5 __
1
14
14. H 4 1__3 5 18

T 5 __ H 5 __

Who invented fractions?

__
1 _1 _1 _1 _1 _1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8 6 5 4 3 2

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Interpret Division with Fractions

You can draw a diagram or write an equation to represent

division with fractions.

Beatriz has 3 cups of applesauce. She divides the applesauce

into 1_4 -cup servings. How many servings of applesauce does
she have?

One Way Draw a diagram to solve the problem.

Draw 3 circles to represent the 3 cups of applesauce. Since
Beatriz divides the applesauce into 1_4 -cup servings, draw
lines to divide each “cup” into fourths.

To find 3 ÷ 1_4 , count the total number of fourths in the 3 circles.

So, Beatriz has

12 one-fourth-cup servings of applesauce.

Another Way Write an equation to solve. 1

__
Write an equation. 34 4 5n

Write a related multiplication equation. 33 4 5n

Then solve. 12 5 n
So, Beatriz has 12 one-fourth-cup servings of applesauce.

1. Draw a diagram to represent the 2. Write an equation to represent the

problem. Then solve. problem. Then solve.
Drew has 5 granola bars. He cuts the Three friends share 1_4 of a melon. What
bars into halves. How many 1_2 -bar pieces fraction of the whole melon does each
does he have? friend get?

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What’s the Story?

For each exercise, write a story problem that you can
solve with the type of division equation described.

1. a whole number divided by a unit fraction, with a quotient of 4

2.
1
a unit fraction divided by a whole number, with a quotient of __
6

3. a whole number divided by a unit fraction, with a quotient of 10

4.
1
a unit fraction divided by a whole number, with a quotient of ___
12

5.
3
a whole number divided by a whole number, with a quotient of __
8

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