Fractions as Division Word Problems
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Fractions as Division Word Problems
Fractions as division word problems for Grade 5: eight problems such as 3 pizzas shared equally by 8 friends, each answered as a fraction. With an answer key.
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Fractions as DivisionA teaching handout to hand out before this sheet: the rule, worked examples and common mistakes.- Pages
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See a fraction a/b as a divided by b, write a division as a fraction or mixed number (7 ÷ 3 = 7/3 = 2 1/3), and solve sharing problems whose answers are fractions.
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How to use this sheet
- Act out a problem with paper strips: share 3 strips equally among 4 people.
- Read every fraction as a division: 3/4 is 3 ÷ 4.
- For word problems, ask what is being shared and among how many before writing the fraction.
Common mistakes
- Writing the fraction upside down, so 3 shared among 4 becomes 4/3. What is being shared goes on top.
- Thinking you cannot divide a smaller number by a larger one. Each person gets less than one whole.
- Giving an answer greater than 1 when each person gets less than one whole. Check the size.
