How it works
Cut every part the same way, then count the pieces.
A unit fraction shared among a number makes a smaller piece: 1/4 ÷ 3 = 1/12.
A whole divided into unit fractions makes many pieces: 4 ÷ 1/4 = 16.
Worked examples
Share a fraction
- 1/4 ÷ 3 = ?
- 1/4 shared among 3 is a quarter cut into 3 pieces.
- Each piece is 1/12.
- So the answer is 1/12.
How many fit?
- Mia has 4 pizzas. Each slice is one fourth of a pizza. How many slices can Mia cut? Type it.
- Each slice is 1/4 of a pizza. There are 4 pizzas.
- Each pizza has 4 slices, so 4 × 4 = 16.
- So the answer is 16.
Another share
- 1/3 ÷ 3 = ?
- 1/3 shared among 3.
- Each piece is 1/9.
- So the answer is 1/9.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- 2 ÷ 1/2 = __
- 3 ÷ 1/2 = __
- 2 ÷ 1/4 = __
- 2 ÷ 1/3 = __
- 3 ÷ 1/4 = __