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. 1 kilograms of clay are shared equally among 3 students. How much clay does each student receive? Draw a sharing model.
2. A ribbon 5/4 meters long is cut into lengths of 1 meter. How many full lengths can be cut? Give the leftover length as well.
3. Write a story that is solved by 5/2 ÷ 2/3. Solve it, and explain why your answer’s unit differs from the units in the two given quantities.
4. Three children share 1/2 of a loaf equally. The model shows the available half in sixths. Mark each child’s share and name the fraction of a whole loaf each child receives.
5. A pot holds 3/4 liters of soup. A serving is 1/3 liter. How many serving-sized amounts are available? Give the unit of the quotient.
6. 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.

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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

Review the preview and question content above. Open the resource in Sparkclass to copy it to your Files and use it in your workspace. Check the resulting layout before sharing it with students.