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Bake Shop Batches: How Many Fraction Portions?

Grade 5 bake shop practice dividing whole numbers by unit fractions to count portions, with a number line model and multiplication checks.

Grade 5MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to5.NF.B.7.b

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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 divide a whole number by a unit fraction to find how many equal portions fit.
Students use a number line and multiplication to explain a quotient such as 4 ÷ 1/3 = 12.
Students match an expression like 5 ÷ 1/2 to a story and explain a common division mistake.

How to use

Use after modeling how many unit fractions fit in a whole. Encourage students to ask "How many 1/4s are in this amount?" and to check each answer by multiplying.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

5.NF.B.7.b

Divide a whole number by a unit fraction.

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Bake Shop Batches: How Many Fraction Portions?

Divide a whole number by a unit fraction to count portions.

Portion Stories

Solve each problem. Write how many portions there are.

Chef Ana has 3 cups of muffin batter. Each muffin uses 1/4 cup of batter. How many muffins can she make?

muffins

A baker cuts 2 pounds of butter into pieces that each weigh 1/8 pound. How many pieces does he get?

pieces

Grace has 5 cups of frosting. She spreads 1/2 cup on each small cake. How many small cakes can she frost?

cakes

The shop bakes 4 loaves of banana bread. Each slice is 1/6 of a loaf. How many slices are there in all?

slices

A shelf is 6 feet long. Each jar of sprinkles takes up 1/3 foot. How many jars fit in one row on the shelf?

jars

Mr. Haddad pours 7 pounds of chocolate chips into small bags. Each bag holds 1/5 pound. How many bags does he fill?

bags

Models and Checks

Use the number line or a multiplication fact to help you.

Kenji has 2 cups of oats. Each oat bar uses 1/4 cup. The number line goes from 0 to 2 cups and is marked in fourths.

There are fourths in 1 cup.
2 ÷ 1/4 = oat bars

Which multiplication equation checks that 4 ÷ 1/3 = 12?

A. 4 × 1/3 = 4/3
B. 12 × 3 = 36
C. 12 × 1/3 = 4
D. 12 × 1/4 = 3

Match each division to its quotient.

2 ÷ 1/5
3 ÷ 1/3
6 ÷ 1/2
4 ÷ 1/4

A. 12
B. 16
C. 10
D. 9

Bake Sale Thinking

Choose the best answer, sort the quotients, and explain your thinking.

10.

Which story can be solved with 5 ÷ 1/2?

A. Five friends share 1/2 of a pie equally. How much pie does each friend get?
B. Mia bakes 5 trays. Each tray holds 1/2 dozen cookies. How many dozen cookies does she bake?
C. Mia has 5 cakes. She eats 1/2 of one cake. How many cakes are left?
D. Mia has 5 cups of icing. She uses 1/2 cup on each cake. How many cakes can she ice?