Division with Unit Fractions
This worksheet helps grade 5 students practice dividing whole numbers by unit fractions and unit fractions by whole numbers.
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Division with Unit Fractions
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Read each question carefully and solve the problems involving division with unit fractions.
1. Dividing by a unit fraction is the same as multiplying by its .
2. A unit fraction has a of 1.
3. The reciprocal of 1/5 is .
4. Which expression is equivalent to 6 ÷ 1/3?
6 x 3
6 ÷ 3
1/6 x 3
1/6 ÷ 3
5. What is the value of 1/4 ÷ 2?
1/2
1/8
2
8
6. A baker has 4 pounds of flour. If each cake requires 1/2 pound of flour, how many cakes can the baker make?
7. You have 1/3 of a pizza and want to share it equally among 3 friends. What fraction of the whole pizza does each friend get?
8. When you divide a whole number by a unit fraction, the answer is always larger than the whole number.
True
False
9. The problem 1/5 ÷ 4 can be rewritten as 1/5 x 1/4.
True
False
10. Look at the fraction bar below. If you divide each shaded part into 2 smaller equal pieces, what fraction of the whole would each small piece represent?