Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Independent Practice • Work on your own. Show your calculations or reasoning where needed.

Sample questions

1. Write a story that is solved by 3/2 ÷ 1/3. Solve it, and explain why your answer’s unit differs from the units in the two given quantities.
2. 2 kilograms of clay are shared equally among 7 students. How much clay does each student receive? Draw a sharing model.
3. A pitcher contains 7/8 liter. A serving is 1/4 liter. How many serving-sized amounts are there? How many complete servings can be poured, and how much liquid remains?
4. A ribbon 9/4 meters long is cut into lengths of 1/3 meter. How many full lengths can be cut? Give the leftover length as well.
5. A pot holds 7/4 liters of soup. A serving is 2/3 liter. How many serving-sized amounts are available? Give the unit of the quotient.
6. 1 kilograms of clay are shared equally among 3 students. How much clay does each student receive? Draw a sharing model.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.NS.A.1. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

• 6.NS.A.1 — Divide a fraction by a fraction

Bring it into your lesson

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