Name:

Dividing Unit Fractions (Visual)

Use the box to show a visual example of how to divide a fraction and a whole number.
1

/3 4 = ?

Split the whole into

3 pieces and fill in
1 section.

Next split /3
into 4 groups.

To figure out the size of each

piece in comparison to the whole,
split the whole into 4 groups.

Answers
1

24

1.

35

2.

To solve, start with

a whole.

1) 1
4 =
6

Now you can see

the size of 1/3.

1
This shows the size of
each piece.

2) 1
7 =
5

Each piece is 1/12 of the whole. Or:

1

10

3.

/3 4 = /12

3) 1
2 =
5

20

4.

5.

15

6.

18

7.

4) 1
5 =
4

5) 1
2 =
3

6) 1
5 =
3

20

8.

72

9.

40

10.

24

11.

7) 1
3 =
6

8) 1
4 =
5

9) 1
9 =
8

10) 1
8 =
5

11) 1
8 =
3

12) 1
4 =
4

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Name:

Dividing Unit Fractions (Visual)

Answer Key

Use the box to show a visual example of how to divide a fraction and a whole number.
1

/3 4 = ?

Split the whole into

3 pieces and fill in
1 section.

Next split /3
into 4 groups.

To figure out the size of each

piece in comparison to the whole,
split the whole into 4 groups.

Answers
1

24

1.

35

2.

To solve, start with

a whole.

1) 1
4 =
6

Now you can see

the size of 1/3.

1
This shows the size of
each piece.

2) 1
7 =
5

Each piece is 1/12 of the whole. Or:

1

10

3.

/3 4 = /12

3) 1
2 =
5

20

4.

5.

15

6.

18

7.

4) 1
5 =
4

5) 1
2 =
3

6) 1
5 =
3

20

8.

72

9.

40

10.

24

11.

7) 1
3 =
6

8) 1
4 =
5

9) 1
9 =
8

10) 1
8 =
5

11) 1
8 =
3

12) 1
4 =
4

Math

www.CommonCoreSheets.com

12.

16

1-10 92 83 75 67 58 50 42 33 25 17
11-12 8 0