LESSON 10 Divide Fractions

Mrs. Murphy's Bakery

Draw pictures and use invented strategies, repeated subtraction, rectangles, fraction circle pieces, and number lines to solve the problems.

1. Mrs. Murphy is a baker. She has 24 cups of flour. If one batch of cupcakes calls for 3 cups of flour, how many batches can she make?
1. How will you label your answer?
2. Work with a partner to solve the problem. Include a drawing.
2. Mrs. Murphy has 2 cups of chocolate frosting that she wants to divide equally among 5 cupcakes. How much frosting should she use to frost each cupcake?
1. Will your answer be more than 1 or less than 1?
2. How will you label your answer?
3. Work with a partner to solve the problem. Include a drawing.