Dividing fractions

Divide each fraction. Simplify where you can.

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Foundation

16 web questions

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  1. $\frac{1}{2}\div\frac{1}{4}$
  2. $\frac{3}{4}\div\frac{1}{2}$
  3. $\frac{2}{3}\div\frac{1}{3}$
  4. $\frac{5}{6}\div\frac{5}{6}$
  5. $\frac{3}{5}\div\frac{1}{5}$
  6. $\frac{7}{8}\div\frac{1}{2}$
  7. $\frac{4}{9}\div\frac{2}{9}$
  8. $\frac{5}{12}\div\frac{5}{12}$
  9. $2\div\frac{1}{2}$
  10. $3\div\frac{1}{3}$
  11. $4\div\frac{1}{4}$
  12. $\frac{1}{2}\div 2$
  13. $\frac{3}{4}\div 3$
  14. $\frac{5}{6}\div 5$
  15. $\frac{2}{5}\div\frac{1}{5}$
  16. $\frac{9}{10}\div\frac{3}{10}$

Proficient

18 web questions

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  1. $\frac{3}{4}\div\frac{2}{5}$
  2. $\frac{5}{6}\div\frac{1}{3}$
  3. $\frac{7}{8}\div\frac{7}{16}$
  4. $\frac{4}{5}\div\frac{2}{15}$
  5. $\frac{9}{10}\div\frac{3}{5}$
  6. $\frac{11}{12}\div\frac{1}{6}$
  7. $6\div\frac{3}{4}$
  8. $8\div\frac{2}{3}$
  9. $\frac{3}{5}\div 6$
  10. $\frac{7}{9}\div 2$
  11. Fill in the blank: $\frac{2}{3}\div\frac{\square}{5}=\frac{10}{9}$
  12. Fill in the blank: $\frac{\square}{4}\div\frac{1}{2}=\frac{3}{2}$
  13. Is $\frac{3}{4}\div\frac{1}{2}=\frac{3}{8}$ correct?
  14. Is $5\div\frac{1}{5}=25$ correct?
  15. Which is greater: $\frac{3}{4}\div\frac{1}{2}$ or $\frac{3}{4}\times\frac{1}{2}$?
  16. $\frac{5}{14}\div\frac{15}{28}$
  17. $\frac{13}{15}\div\frac{26}{45}$
  18. Explain in one short sentence why dividing by $\frac{1}{2}$ makes a positive number larger.

Excellence

16 web questions

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  1. $1\frac{1}{2}\div\frac{3}{4}$
  2. $2\frac{1}{4}\div\frac{3}{8}$
  3. $\frac{5}{6}\div\frac{10}{9}$
  4. $\frac{7}{12}\div\frac{14}{15}$
  5. A student says $\frac{4}{5}\div\frac{2}{3}=\frac{8}{15}$. Are they correct? Explain.
  6. A jug is $\frac{3}{4}$ full. Each pour uses $\frac{1}{8}$ of the jug. How many pours is that?
  7. Find a fraction so that $\frac{2}{3}\div\square=\frac{10}{9}$.
  8. Fill in both blanks: $\frac{\square}{6}\div\frac{2}{3}=\frac{5}{4}$.
  9. Which is greater: $\frac{5}{6}\div\frac{1}{3}$ or $\frac{3}{4}\div\frac{1}{2}$? Show enough working to justify.
  10. Is $\frac{6}{7}\div\frac{3}{14}=4$ correct? Explain.
  11. A rope is $\frac{5}{6}$ m long. Each piece is $\frac{5}{18}$ m long. How many pieces can be cut?
  12. Complete: if $\frac{3}{5}\div\frac{m}{2}=\frac{4}{5}$, then $m=@@HTML0@@$.
  13. Write $3\div\frac{4}{15}$ as a single simplified fraction.
  14. A recipe needs $\frac{2}{3}$ cup of rice per batch. You have $4\frac{2}{3}$ cups. How many batches can you make?
  15. Which does not belong: $\frac{1}{2}\div\frac{1}{4}$, $2\div\frac{1}{2}$, $\frac{3}{4}\div\frac{3}{8}$, $\frac{5}{6}\div\frac{5}{6}$?
  16. Explain why $\frac{4}{9}\div\frac{2}{3}$ can be rewritten as $\frac{4}{9}\times\frac{3}{2}$.