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Grade 5 Math · Chapter 2 · Lesson 3

Practice Worksheet

A Fraction Is a Division

The leftover has a name after all.

10 problems · about 16 minutes · 5.NF.B.3

NameDate

Figure — use these to answer the problems

The answer to a division can sit between two whole numbers.
3/4
1/1
013/41/1

3/4 is less than 1/1.

Shared amount3
Number sharing4
Compare with1
Out of1
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

2 problems

  1. From “Dividing by Two Digits”

    552 ÷ 24 = ?

    Answer

  2. From “Multiplying Large Numbers”

    124 × 12 = ?

    Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

4 problems

  1. 5 ÷ 8 as a fraction. What is the top number?

    Answer

  2. Must the number being divided be the bigger one?

    • No. The answer is just less than 1.
    • Yes.

  3. 2 ÷ 5 as a fraction. What is the top number?

    Answer

  4. 2 ÷ 5 as a fraction. What is the bottom number?

    Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

2 problems

  1. 11 ÷ 3. How many whole ones?

    Answer

  2. Can you divide 4 by 6?

    • Yes. The answer is 4/6.
    • No.

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

2 problems

  1. The Ribbon

    7 metres of ribbon shared among 8 people. What is the top number of the fraction each gets?

    Answer

  2. The Cakes

    9 cakes shared among 4. How many whole cakes does each get?

    Answerwhole cakes