How it works
A fraction is a division. The top number is shared by the bottom number.
1 loaf shared among 5 children is 1 ÷ 5 = 1/5 each.
3 loaves shared among 2 children is 3 ÷ 2, which is 1 1/2 each.
Worked examples
One loaf
- There is 1 loaf to share equally among 5 children. How much does each child get? Type it.
- 1 loaf shared equally among 5 children.
- Each gets 1 ÷ 5.
- So the answer is 1/5.
The same as a division
- One eighth is one whole shared among 8.
- So one eighth is 1 ÷ 8.
- A fraction bar means divide.
More than one
- There are 3 loaves to share equally among 2 children. How much does each child get? Type it as a mixed number.
- 3 loaves shared among 2 children.
- 3 ÷ 2 is 1 whole and 1/2 left.
- So the answer is 1 1/2.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- 1 loaf is shared equally among 3 children. How much of the loaf does each child get? ___
- 4 loaves are shared equally among 5 children. How much of a loaf does each child get? ___