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Dividing Fractions: Sharing Into Equal Parts Worksheet with Answer Key

6 problems on dividing a unit fraction into equal parts: sharing a fraction among several people, a pan of cornbread, a mile of path cleaned by three classes, filling in blanks, and checking Mia's share of a mural. 3 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Divide a fraction by a whole number and write each share in lowest terms:
    \dfrac{1}{6} \div 4\dfrac{1}{3} \div 7\dfrac{2}{3} \div 3\dfrac{1}{2} \div 8\dfrac{1}{10} \div 3
  2. Use the pan of cornbread cut in strips to find one friend's share.
  3. Find each class's part of the first fourth of a mile on a number line.
  4. Fill in each blank with a fraction in lowest terms:
  5. Check Mia's claim that each student paints one fourth of the mural.
  6. Find every way to fill both boxes with whole numbers of 2 or more to make the division true.

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