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Division Creates Fractions

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Division Creates Fractions

Show your working where useful. A fraction can represent the result of dividing a quantity into equal parts.

Division and equal parts

1.A whole pikelet is shared equally among 6 people. What fraction of the pikelet does each person receive?
  • 1/3
  • 1/6
  • 6/1
  • 1/12
2.Write 1 ÷ 7 as a fraction.
3.Select every situation that divides an amount into equal parts.
  • A loaf cut into 5 slices of the same size
  • A length of string cut into pieces of different lengths
  • A rectangle split into 4 equal sections
  • A handful of lollies shared out with one person receiving more

Fractions on a number line

4.Mark 5/8 on the number line from 0 to 1. Divide the line into equal intervals first.
00.1250.250.3750.50.6250.750.8751
5.The interval from 0 to 1 is split into 9 equal steps. What fraction is at the seventh step after 0?
00.1111110.2222220.3333330.4444440.5555560.6666670.7777780.8888891
6.Match each division calculation to its fraction result.
  • 1 ÷ 3
  • 5 ÷ 6
  • 2 ÷ 5
  • 1 ÷ 9
  • 1/3
  • 5/6
  • 1/9
  • 2/5

Fraction language and problem solving

7.In the fraction 7/10, what is the name of the top number, and what is the name of the bottom number?
8.Which word completes the sentence? When we split a whole into equal parts, we ______ it.
  • partition
  • estimate
  • subtract
  • multiply
9.Give three different ways to represent one half: use fraction notation, write it in words, and show it as a division calculation.
10.A 3-metre length of cord is cut into 5 equal pieces. What length, in metres, is each piece? Give your answer as a fraction.
11.Draw one whole divided into 8 equal parts, then shade 3 parts to show 3/8.
12.Explain why dividing 1 by 4 gives the fraction 1/4.
13.The division 9 ÷ 5 can be written as 9/5. Is 9/5 greater than or less than 1? Explain how you know.
00.20.40.60.811.21.41.61.82

3 printable pages

  • Equal parts in a fraction bar, division facts, and a number line showing fractions between zero and one.

    Page 1

  • Fraction vocabulary, a cord-cutting problem, and a shaded fraction-bar task.

    Page 2

  • Written explanation of division as fractions and comparison of an improper fraction with one whole.

    Page 3

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