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School Garden Fraction Division Stories

Grade 5 garden story problems: divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions, then explain and check.

Grade 5MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to5.NF.B.7.c

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1 Common Core standard
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13 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 5
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students solve story problems that divide a unit fraction by a whole number, such as 1/2 ÷ 4.
Students solve story problems that divide a whole number by a unit fraction, such as 3 ÷ 1/4.
Students write fraction division stories and check quotients with multiplication.

How to use

Use after students model unit fraction division with bars or number lines. Have them sketch a quick model for each story in the first two sections before writing the quotient.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

5.NF.B.7.c

Solve story problems that divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions.

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School Garden Fraction Division Stories

Solve garden story problems that divide with unit fractions.

Share a part

Each story shares a unit fraction equally. Write the quotient as a fraction.

Priya has 1/2 of a bag of soil. She shares it equally among 4 planters. The bar is one whole bag. The shaded half is split into 4 equal parts.

How much of a bag of soil does each planter get?

1/2 ÷ 4 = of a bag

Marcus has 1/3 of a can of water. He pours it equally into 2 flower pots. How much of a can does each pot get?

1/3 ÷ 2 = of a can

The class has 1/4 pound of sunflower seeds. They plant the same amount in each of 3 rows. How many pounds of seeds go in each row?

1/4 ÷ 3 = pound

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