ACTIVITY SHEET IN GRADE 5 MATHEMATICS

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I. Title: Division of Fractions

II. Learning Competency: Divides Simple Fractions And Whole Numbers by a

Fraction And Vice Versa

(Code:M5NS-Ii-96, Q1-W8)

III. Instructions: This activity sheet focused on the Division of

Fractions. Below are the activities with regard to this topic. Read

the directions of every activity and answer what is asked.

IV. Activities

LET’S EXPLORE!

To Divide a Fraction by a Whole Number:

 Step 1. Multiply the bottom number of the fraction by the whole

number

 Step 2. Simplify the fraction (if needed)

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 Think about what is happening when you divide a fraction by a whole

number. You are taking a part of something and splitting it up into more

parts. Here is a division problem.

12÷3=–––––

This problem is asking you to take one-half and divide it into three parts. Here

is a picture of one-half.

Divide each half into three parts.

Each section is 16 of the whole. One-half divided by 3 is 16. 

There are two things to remember when dividing fractions. The first is that you can

solve the problem by using the inverse operation. The inverse or opposite of

division is multiplication. The second is that you will multiply by the reciprocal of the

divisor. Remember that the reciprocal of a fraction is a fraction with the numerator

and denominator change places. 

To divide a fraction, multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor. Here is the division

problem again. 

12÷3=–––––

First, change the operation to multiplication and change 3 to its reciprocal. 3 can be

written as the fraction 31. The reciprocal of 31 is 13. 

12÷3=12×13

Then, multiply the fractions to solve. 

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12×13=16

The answer is the same as the diagram above. Dividing a fraction by whole number

is the same as multiplying a fraction by the reciprocal of the divisor.  

Activity 1

Direction: On your ½ crosswise paper. Divide and find the

quotient.

3 2 2 1
1. ÷ 4. ÷
5 3 4 7

4 3 1 6
2. ÷ 5. ÷
7 4 2 3
3.

5 3
4. ÷
10 4

Activity 2

Direction: On your ½ crosswise paper. Solve for each quotient.

1 1
1. 3 ÷
3 6

1
2. 8 ÷
3

1 1
3. 2 ÷ 7
2 3

1 1
4. 1 ÷ 3
2 2

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 6 3
5. ÷
11 6

Activity 3

Directions: Write a mathematical sentence to solve each problem. Show your

solution and express your final answer in lowest terms.

2
1. Jester has a piece of wood measuring 1 m. He needs to cut
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3
it to pieces measuring m long. How many pieces of wood
4

did Jester cut?

1
2. Leslie had 12 yd of ribbon that she cuts into pieces
2

3
measuring yd long. How many pieces did she have?
4

1
3. Mang Pedro has 20 kilograms of rice. He will repack it in
2

kilograms per bag. How many bags will he need?

1 1
4. Rene has 5 liters (L) of vinegar. If he repacks this into
3 4

liters (L) bottles, how many bottles does he need?

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 5. Delfin bought 30 meter of cloth making pants. If each pair of

1
pants requires 4 meters of cloth, how many pairs of pants
2

can he make?

V. Closure/What I have learned:

3 1
AlingNarda repacked kg of pepper into kg bags . How many bags of
4 16

pepper can she make?

(21st Century Mathletes Textbook – page 84-88)

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