Lesson Worksheet: Dividing Fractions

Q1:

Which of the following division expressions has a quotient of ?

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B
C
D
E

Q2:

Calculate . Give your answer in its simplest form.

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B
C
D

Q3:

Mia wants to make pancakes with a half liter of milk. Knowing that one-eighth of a liter of milk makes pancakes for one person, for how many people will her pancakes be?

Q4:

Find .

Q5:

Find .

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B
C
D3
E

Q6:

When is divided by a fraction , the result is . Determine .

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B
C
D
E

Q7:

One-eighth of a pot of paint will paint one square meter. What area can be painted with three-quarters of a pot?

Q8:

Use the diagram to find (i.e., the number that is of).

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B
C
D
E

Q9:

Find .

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B
C
D
E

Q10:

A farmer wants to try a new type of seed. He has bought enough seeds for a field of area square miles. He wants to plant them in a field of width miles. What length of the field will be dedicated to this new seed type?

A miles
B miles
C miles
D miles
E miles

Q11:

Find .

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B
C
D
E

Q12:

Use the diagram to find (i.e.,how many are in ).

Q13:

What is the result of dividing two-thirds by seven-ninths?

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D
E

Q14:

Sophia and Ethan went out to get some ice cream. Sophia had pt of chocolate chip ice cream, while Ethan had pt of strawberry-flavored ice cream. Determine how many times as much ice cream Ethan had as Sophia.

A times as much
B times as much
C times as much
D times as much
E times as much

Q15:

Use the diagram to find (i.e., how many are in ).

Q16:

James walked miles in of an hour. Which of the following expressions would tell us how many miles he walked per hour?

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B
C
D
E

Q17:

How many eighths are there in ? Use the figures to help you.

Lesson Worksheet: Dividing Fractions Mathematics • 6th Grade