Independent Practice – Dividing by Fractions/Discovery
Directions: Read the situation, draw a picture to represent the situation and then write a number sentence to represent the situation. Show your steps in solving the number sentence.
1. I have a one-half gallon container of ice cream and want to divide it into one-cup servings to share with the students in my class. A cup is one sixteenth of a gallon. How many serving dishes would I need?
Model the problem situation.
Write a number sentence and show how to solve the problem.
2. I have 3 large chocolate candy bars. If I give each student 1/8 of a bar, how many students will be getting a piece of a chocolate candy bar?
Model the problem situation.
Write a number sentence and show how to solve the problem.
3. Becca works at the Humane Society and had to buy food for the dogs. She bought 5 ½ pounds of dog food. She feeds each dog about one-third of a pound. How many dogs can she feed?
Model the problem situation.
Write a number sentence and show how to solve the problem.
4. Katie goes to the park across the street from her house several times a week and jogs a total of 12 miles every week. She jogs two and two-fifths of a mile each day. How many days a week does she jog?
Write a number sentence and show how to solve the problem
Show how to solve these problems.
5. ÷ = 6. 8 ÷ =
7. 2 ÷ = 8. 4 ÷ 1 =
9. I have 5 halves of a square and I want to divide it by one fourth. How many pieces would I have?
Model the problem situation.
Write a number sentence and show how to solve the problem.
10. I have 3 pounds of slime. I want to package it into lb. containers. How many containers do I need?
Model the problem situation.
Write a number sentence and show how to solve the problem.
Directions: Read the situation, draw a picture to represent the situation and then write a number sentence to represent the situation. Show your steps in solving the number sentence. (Note: computer could not record cross-cancellation. Teacher will need to demonstrate this process.)
1. I have a one-half gallon container of ice cream and want to divide it into one-cup servings to share with the students in my class. A cup is one sixteenth of a gallon. How many serving dishes would I need?
Model the problem situation.
Write a number sentence and show how to solve the problem.
I would need 8 serving dishes.
2. I have 3 large chocolate candy bars. If I give each student 1/8 of a bar, how many students will be getting a piece of a chocolate candy bar?
Model the problem situation. Here are 3 candy bars divided into 1/8th pieces.
Write a number sentence and show how to solve the problem.
Twenty-four students will get a piece of candy.
3. Becca works at the Humane Society and had to buy food for the dogs. She bought 5 ½ pounds of dog food. She feeds each dog about one-third of a pound. How many dogs can she feed?
Model the problem situation.
Here is 5 ½ bags of dog food
divided into thirds.
Write a number sentence and show how to solve the problem.
Becca has enough dog food to feed 16 ½ dogs.
4. Katie goes to the park across the street from her house several times a week and jogs a total of 12 miles every week. She jogs two and two-fifths of a mile each day. How many days a week does she jog?
Write a number sentence and solve it. Katie jogs 5 days a week.
Write a number sentence and show how to solve the problem
Show how to solve these problems.
5. ÷ = 6.
7. 8.
9. I have 5 halves of a square and I want to divide it by one fourth. How many pieces would I have?
Model the problem situation.
Write a number sentence and show how to solve the problem.
10. I have 3 pounds of slime. I want to package it into lb. containers. How many containers do I need?
Model the problem situation.
Write a number sentence and show how to solve the problem.