IXL | Divide unit fractions and whole numbers using number lines | 5th grade math

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Use the number line to find

1

2

÷

2

.

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1

2

1

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Use the number line to find

1

4

÷

2

.

0

1

4

2

4

3

4

1

solution

To find

1

4

÷

2

,

divide

1

4

into 2 equal parts and find the size of each part.

This number line shows

1

4

divided into 2 equal parts.

0

1

4

2

4

3

4

1

To find the size of each part, count the number of parts in the whole.

0

1

4

2

4

3

4

1

There are 8 parts in the whole. So, each part has a size of

1

8

.

0

1

8

1

4

2

4

3

4

1

1

4

÷

2

=

1

8

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