IXL | Divide unit fractions and whole numbers: word problems

It's spaghetti night at Tammy's house. She has

of a cup of grated cheese to sprinkle equally over 3 bowls of spaghetti. How many cups of cheese does she put in each bowl?

Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.

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Lorenzo's family is making 4 pizzas for dinner. They have

of a pound of shredded cheese and put an equal amount on each pizza. How many pounds of cheese do they put on each pizza?

Write your answer as a fraction or a whole number.

Start by listing the information given in the problem:

You know how much cheese they have,

of a pound, and how many pizzas they split the cheese between, 4. So, divide

by 4 to find how much cheese they put on each pizza.

Dividing by 4 is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal,

So, Lorenzo's family puts

of a pound of cheese on each pizza.

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