IXL | Divide unit fractions by whole numbers | 5th grade math

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Divide.

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3

÷

3

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Divide.

1

3

÷

2

=

solution

To find

1

3

÷

2

,

separate

1

3

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

First, show

1

3

on a number line.

0

1

3

2

3

1

Separate each third into 2 smaller equal parts.

0

1

3

2

3

1

Now, count the number of equal parts in the newly divided whole.

0

2

1

3

3

4

2

3

5

6

1

There are 6 equal parts in the whole. Each part has a size of

1

6

.

1

3

can be divided into 2 parts of size

1

6

.

0

1

6

2

1

3

3

6

2

3

5

6

1

1

3

÷

2

=

1

6

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Lesson: Dividing fractions by whole numbers

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Lesson: Dividing fractions by whole numbers