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Math worksheet featuring fraction division problems.

A math worksheet with ten division problems involving fractions and whole numbers.

A math worksheet with ten division problems involving fractions and whole numbers.

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Let's solve each of these division problems step by step. When dividing by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal. For dividing a whole number by a fraction, or a fraction by a whole number, the same rule applies: flip the divisor and multiply.

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a) $ 6 \div \frac{1}{4} $



Convert to multiplication by the reciprocal:

$$
6 \div \frac{1}{4} = 6 \times \frac{4}{1} = 24
$$

Answer: 24

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b) $ \frac{1}{5} \div 8 $



Write 8 as a fraction: $ \frac{8}{1} $

$$
\frac{1}{5} \div \frac{8}{1} = \frac{1}{5} \times \frac{1}{8} = \frac{1}{40}
$$

Answer: $ \frac{1}{40} $

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c) $ 7 \div \frac{2}{3} $



$$
7 \div \frac{2}{3} = 7 \times \frac{3}{2} = \frac{21}{2} = 10\frac{1}{2}
$$

Answer: $ \frac{21}{2} $ or $ 10\frac{1}{2} $

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d) $ 5 \div \frac{2}{5} $



$$
5 \div \frac{2}{5} = 5 \times \frac{5}{2} = \frac{25}{2} = 12\frac{1}{2}
$$

Answer: $ \frac{25}{2} $ or $ 12\frac{1}{2} $

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e) $ \frac{3}{4} \div 15 $



Write 15 as $ \frac{15}{1} $

$$
\frac{3}{4} \div \frac{15}{1} = \frac{3}{4} \times \frac{1}{15} = \frac{3}{60} = \frac{1}{20}
$$

Answer: $ \frac{1}{20} $

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f) $ \frac{6}{7} \div 12 $



$$
\frac{6}{7} \div \frac{12}{1} = \frac{6}{7} \times \frac{1}{12} = \frac{6}{84} = \frac{1}{14}
$$

Answer: $ \frac{1}{14} $

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g) $ \frac{5}{6} \div 5 $



$$
\frac{5}{6} \div \frac{5}{1} = \frac{5}{6} \times \frac{1}{5} = \frac{5}{30} = \frac{1}{6}
$$

Answer: $ \frac{1}{6} $

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h) $ 4 \div \frac{2}{5} $



$$
4 \div \frac{2}{5} = 4 \times \frac{5}{2} = \frac{20}{2} = 10
$$

Answer: 10

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i) $ \frac{2}{7} \div 7 $



$$
\frac{2}{7} \div \frac{7}{1} = \frac{2}{7} \times \frac{1}{7} = \frac{2}{49}
$$

Answer: $ \frac{2}{49} $

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j) $ 10 \div \frac{3}{4} $



$$
10 \div \frac{3}{4} = 10 \times \frac{4}{3} = \frac{40}{3} = 13\frac{1}{3}
$$

Answer: $ \frac{40}{3} $ or $ 13\frac{1}{3} $

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Final Answers:



a) $ 24 $
b) $ \frac{1}{40} $
c) $ \frac{21}{2} $ or $ 10\frac{1}{2} $
d) $ \frac{25}{2} $ or $ 12\frac{1}{2} $
e) $ \frac{1}{20} $
f) $ \frac{1}{14} $
g) $ \frac{1}{6} $
h) $ 10 $
i) $ \frac{2}{49} $
j) $ \frac{40}{3} $ or $ 13\frac{1}{3} $

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