IXL | Divide unit fractions: word problems

A furniture maker used 1/3 of a can of paint to paint some chairs. She used 1/6 of a can of paint for each chair. How many chairs did she paint?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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Kamal made 1/2 of a quart of hot chocolate. Each mug holds 1/10 of a quart. How many mugs will Kamal be able to fill?

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

mugs

key idea

Multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor.

solution

Divide the total amount of hot chocolate by the amount each mug holds.

Turn this from a division problem into a multiplication problem by multiplying by the reciprocal.

Cancel common factors, then multiply.

1 × 5

1 × 1

Simplify the answer.

Kamal will be able to fill 5 mugs.

Looking for more? Try this:

Lesson: Dividing fractions and mixed numbers

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U.1Divide unit fractions by whole numbers

U.2Divide whole numbers by unit fractions

Lesson: Dividing fractions and mixed numbers

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