Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Guided Practice • Work with your teacher or a partner. Discuss the model or strategy, then complete each problem.

Sample questions

1. A ribbon is 4/8 meter long. Each full piece should be 3/8 meter. Find the number of piece-sized amounts, then the number of full pieces and the length left over.
2. The gray amount is 5/12 of one whole. Each dashed group holds 4/12. How many groups, including any partial group, does it fill? Explain the unit of your answer.
3. The gray amount is 6/8 of one whole. Each dashed group holds 3/8 of one whole. How many groups are filled? Write a division equation.
4. The gray amount is 4/6 of a whole. Each dashed group holds 3/6. How many groups does the gray amount fill, including the partial group? Explain the fraction of a group.
5. A ribbon is 5/10 meter long. Each full piece should be 3/10 meter. Find the number of piece-sized amounts, then the number of full pieces and the length left over.
6. The gray amount is 3/6 of one whole. Each dashed group holds 2/6. How many groups, including any partial group, does it fill? Explain the unit of your answer.

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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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