IXL | Divide whole numbers by unit fractions: word problems

Chloe cuts 3 meters of string to make friendship bracelets. She then cuts the string into

-meter

lengths. How many pieces of string does Chloe have?

pieces of string

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Edward made 4 quarts of tomato soup on a cold day. Each serving of soup is

of a quart. How many servings did Edward make?

servings

Edward made 4 quarts of tomato soup. Each serving of soup is

of a quart. You can use division to find how many servings Edward made.

You can also use multiplication. Since each serving was

of a quart, Edward got 4 servings out of each quart of soup.

Multiply.

Edward made 16 servings of soup.

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