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Lesson 6 Homework Practice
Divide Whole Numbers by Fractions
Find the reciprocal of each number.
2
1. −
3
3. −
1
2. −
7
9
8
1
4. −
11
5. −−
2
12
Divide. Write in simplest form.
1
6. 2 ÷ −
6
1
8. 3 ÷ −
1
10. 2 ÷ −
2
11. 8 ÷ −
5
13. 7 ÷ −
3
14. 13 ÷ −
7
16. 14 ÷ −
5
17. 14 ÷ −
5
1
9. 4 ÷ −−
10
4
12. 6 ÷ −
5
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2
7. 2 ÷ −
4
8
4
15. 10 ÷ −
5
9
4
5
5
7
18. PARTY For a party, 20 sandwiches are being made. If each sandwich is cut into
thirds, how many sandwich pieces are there?
1
inch long. A picnic blanket is 72 inches long.
19. PICNICKING An average ant is −
4
How many ants long is the picnic blanket?
3
20. WIRE Carmen cuts a 60-inch-long wire into pieces that are −
inch long.
4
How many pieces does she have?
Course 1 • Chapter 4 Multiply and Divide Fractions
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