IXL | Divide fractions and mixed numbers using models: word problems

Brennan makes hand-poured soaps and sells them at local boutiques. Today, he is making a batch of his English Rose scented soap. He has 2 liters of soap mixture and pours it into flower-shaped molds. Each mold holds

of a liter of soap. How many molds does Brennan fill?

Use the model to help answer the question.

Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.

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Lila is making oatmeal cookies for the Charlestown Community Bake Sale. Lila sets aside

pounds of the cookie dough to remain plain, and then she adds raisins and walnuts to the rest of the dough. Lila makes 15 equal-sized cookies with the plain cookie dough. How much plain cookie dough does she use for each cookie?

Use the model to help answer the question.

Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.

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solution

Lila divides

pounds of cookie dough evenly into 15 cookies. To find how much cookie dough she uses for each cookie, divide

by 15.

Use the model to divide

into 15 equal groups and find the size of each group.

The model shows

Divide

into 15 equal groups of eighths.

The model shows

divided into 15 groups of size

So, Lila uses

of a pound of cookie dough for each cookie.

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