Interpret Division of a Unit Fraction by a Whole Number : CCSS.Math.Content.5.NF.B.7a - Common Core: 5th Grade Math

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It takes one person half of a day to clean Milton's house. Milton's grandparents are coming to visit, so Milton's mom tells Milton and his three siblings that they need to clean the house. If the four kids split up the cleaning time equally, what fraction of the day does Milton spend cleaning?

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Melissa has $\frac{1}{2}lb$ of gummy candies that she wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of gummy candies weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{2}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{2}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{2}\div3$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{6}$

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Jessie has $\frac{1}{2}lb$ of gummy candies that she wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of gummy candies weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{2}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{2}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{2}\div4$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{4}=\frac{1}{8}$

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Erica has $\frac{1}{2}lb$ of gummy candies that she wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of gummy candies weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{2}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{2}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{2}\div5$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{5}=\frac{1}{10}$

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Melissa has $\frac{1}{2}lb$ of gummy candies that she wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of gummy candies weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{2}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{2}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{2}\div6$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{6}=\frac{1}{12}$

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Christine has $\frac{1}{2}lb$ of gummy candies that she wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of gummy candies weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{2}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{2}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{2}\div7$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{7}=\frac{1}{14}$

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Melissa has $\frac{1}{2}lb$ of gummy candies that she wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of gummy candies weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{2}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{2}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{2}\div8$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{8}=\frac{1}{16}$

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Melissa has $\frac{1}{2}lb$ of gummy candies that she wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of gummy candies weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{2}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{2}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{2}\div9$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{9}=\frac{1}{18}$

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Sally has $\frac{1}{2}lb$ of gummy candies that she wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of gummy candies weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{2}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{2}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{2}\div10$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{10}=\frac{1}{20}$

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Erica has $\frac{1}{2}lb$ of gummy candies that she wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of gummy candies weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{2}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{2}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{2}\div11$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{11}=\frac{1}{22}$

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Jessie has $\frac{1}{2}lb$ of gummy candies that she wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of gummy candies weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{2}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{2}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{2}\div12$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{12}=\frac{1}{24}$

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Jessie has $\frac{1}{2}lb$ of gummy candies that she wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of gummy candies weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{2}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{2}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{2}\div2$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{4}$

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Sally has $\frac{1}{2}lb$ of gummy candies that she wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of gummy candies weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{2}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{2}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{2}\div13$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{2}\times\frac{1}{13}=\frac{1}{26}$

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Tim has $\frac{1}{3}lb$ of peanuts that he wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of peanuts weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{3}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{3}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{3}\div3$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{3}\times\frac{1}{3}=\frac{1}{9}$

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Tim has $\frac{1}{3}lb$ of peanuts that he wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of peanuts weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{3}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{3}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{3}\div2$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{3}\times\frac{1}{2}=\frac{1}{6}$

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David has $\frac{1}{3}lb$ of peanuts that he wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of peanuts weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{3}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{3}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{3}\div4$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{3}\times\frac{1}{4}=\frac{1}{12}$

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David has $\frac{1}{3}lb$ of peanuts that he wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of peanuts weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{3}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{3}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{3}\div5$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{3}\times\frac{1}{5}=\frac{1}{15}$

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Tim has $\frac{1}{3}lb$ of peanuts that he wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of peanuts weigh?

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We are splitting $\frac{1}{3}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{3}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{3}\div6$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{3}\times\frac{1}{6}=\frac{1}{18}$

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Tim has $\frac{1}{3}lb$ of peanuts that he wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of peanuts weigh?

Answer

We are splitting $\frac{1}{3}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{3}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{3}\div7$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{3}\times\frac{1}{7}=\frac{1}{21}$

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Tim has $\frac{1}{3}lb$ of peanuts that he wants to divide evenly into bags. How much will each bag of peanuts weigh?

Answer

We are splitting $\frac{1}{3}$ into equal groups, so we are dividing $\frac{1}{3}$ by .

To solve $\frac{1}{3}\div8$ we multiply by the reciprocal.

$\frac{1}{3}\times\frac{1}{8}=\frac{1}{24}$

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