Worked example
A ribbon of length meter is shared into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
Answer & why
Answer: m
Divide meter into 3 equal parts. Each is 1/(2 × 3) = meter. The 3 pieces together make meter.
Grade 5 · Math
Divide a unit fraction by a whole number
Use equal sharing to divide a unit fraction by a positive whole number.
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Question 1
A ribbon of length meter is shared into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
- m
- m
- m
- m
A hint
Divide the unit-fraction part into equal smaller parts, then multiply back to check.
Answer & why
Answer: m
Divide meter into 3 equal parts. Each is 1/(4 × 3) = meter. The 3 pieces together make meter.
Question 2
A ribbon of length meter is shared into 2 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
- m
- m
- m
- m
A hint
Divide the unit-fraction part into equal smaller parts, then multiply back to check.
Answer & why
Answer: m
Divide meter into 2 equal parts. Each is 1/(5 × 2) = meter. The 2 pieces together make meter.
Question 3
A ribbon of length meter is shared into 4 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
- m
- m
- m
- m
A hint
Divide the unit-fraction part into equal smaller parts, then multiply back to check.
Answer & why
Answer: m
Divide meter into 4 equal parts. Each is 1/(6 × 4) = meter. The 4 pieces together make meter.
Question 4
A ribbon of length meter is shared into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
- m
- m
- m
- m
A hint
Divide the unit-fraction part into equal smaller parts, then multiply back to check.
Answer & why
Answer: m
Divide meter into 3 equal parts. Each is 1/(8 × 3) = meter. The 3 pieces together make meter.
Question 5
A ribbon of length meter is shared into 3 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
- m
- m
- m
- m
A hint
Divide the unit-fraction part into equal smaller parts, then multiply back to check.
Answer & why
Answer: m
Divide meter into 3 equal parts. Each is 1/(2 × 3) = meter. The 3 pieces together make meter.
Question 6
A ribbon of length meter is shared into 2 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
- m
- m
- m
- m
A hint
Divide the unit-fraction part into equal smaller parts, then multiply back to check.
Answer & why
Answer: m
Divide meter into 2 equal parts. Each is 1/(3 × 2) = meter. The 2 pieces together make meter.