Activity Sheet in Grade 5 Mathematics: I. Title: Division of Fractions
Activity Sheet in Grade 5 Mathematics: I. Title: Division of Fractions
Activity Sheet in Grade 5 Mathematics: I. Title: Division of Fractions
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(Code:M5NS-Ii-96, Q1-W8)
Fractions. Below are the activities with regard to this topic. Read
IV. Activities
LET’S EXPLORE!
number
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Think about what is happening when you divide a fraction by a whole
number. You are taking a part of something and splitting it up into more
12÷3=–––––
This problem is asking you to take one-half and divide it into three parts. Here
is a picture of one-half.
There are two things to remember when dividing fractions. The first is that you can
division is multiplication. The second is that you will multiply by the reciprocal of the
problem again.
12÷3=–––––
First, change the operation to multiplication and change 3 to its reciprocal. 3 can be
12÷3=12×13
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12×13=16
The answer is the same as the diagram above. Dividing a fraction by whole number
Activity 1
3 2 2 1
1. ÷ 4. ÷
5 3 4 7
4 3 1 6
2. ÷ 5. ÷
7 4 2 3
3.
5 3
4. ÷
10 4
Activity 2
1 1
1. 3 ÷
3 6
1
2. 8 ÷
3
1 1
3. 2 ÷ 7
2 3
1 1
4. 1 ÷ 3
2 2
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6 3
5. ÷
11 6
Activity 3
2
1. Jester has a piece of wood measuring 1 m. He needs to cut
3
3
it to pieces measuring m long. How many pieces of wood
4
1
2. Leslie had 12 yd of ribbon that she cuts into pieces
2
3
measuring yd long. How many pieces did she have?
4
1
3. Mang Pedro has 20 kilograms of rice. He will repack it in
2
1 1
4. Rene has 5 liters (L) of vinegar. If he repacks this into
3 4
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5. Delfin bought 30 meter of cloth making pants. If each pair of
1
pants requires 4 meters of cloth, how many pairs of pants
2
can he make?
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