Before proceeding to the solution of examples and problems be sure to read the theoretical part of the lesson
Dividing fractions
1. Work out
c) 1/4; d) 3/4.
2. Work out
c) 22/35; d) 19/35.
3. Work out
c) 7/40; d) 9/40.
4. Lela made a
stack of nickels that is 57/8 inches
tall. Each nickel is 1/16 inches tall. How many coins are in the stack?
а) 88 ;
b) 96;
c) 94;
d) 92.
5. Lela has blocks
that are 13/8 inches
tall, and with her blocks she made a stack that is 205/8 inches tall. How many blocks are in the stack?
а) 15;
b) 13;
c) 9; d) 18.
6. Lela used
cookies that are 7/16 inches
tall to make a stack of cookies that is 95/8 inches tall. How many cooking are in the stack?
а) 17; b) 19;
c) 24; d) 22.
7.
Lela made a stack of cups that measures 405/8 inches tall. Each cup is 31/8 inches tall. How many cups are in the stack?
а) 11; b) 13;
c) 16; d) 14.
8.
Lela made a stack of sugar cubes
measuring 211/4 inches from sugar cubes that are each 5/8 inches tall. How many sugar cubes are in the stack?
а) 38; b) 26;
c) 34;
d) 32.
9. Lela used magnets that are 5/16 inches
tall to make a stack of magnets that is 171/2 inches tall. How many magnets
are in the stack?
а) 56;
b) 58;
c) 44; d) 52.
10. A recipe for a cake uses 2/3 of a pound of sugar. How many cakes can be made from 6
pounds of sugar?
а) 12; b) 9;
c) 3; d) 9.
11. A farmer has
371/2 kg of
potatoes. He packs them into 21/2 kg bags.
How many bags of potatoes will the farmer have?
а) 17; b) 15;
c) 9; d) 13.
12. 1/2
of the photos on
Delia’s digital camera are of friends and family members. 1/5
of those photos
are of her best friend Aisha. What fraction of the total number of photos on
Delia’s camera is of Aisha?
а) 1/10; b) 1/5;
c) 1/2; d) 1/7.
