IXL | Divide fractions and mixed numbers: word problems

Polly made 9/10 of a pound of trail mix. If she puts 1/10 of a pound into each bag, how many bags can Polly fill?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

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A land developer wants to divide up 2/5 of an acre of land into equally-sized lots for houses. He wants to build 4 houses. How big can he make each lot?

Simplify your answer and write it as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

acres

key idea

Write mixed numbers and whole numbers as improper fractions. Multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor.

solution

Divide the total acres by the number of houses.

Write

as an improper fraction:

Turn this from a division problem into a multiplication problem by multiplying by the reciprocal.

Cancel common factors, then multiply.

1 × 1

5 × 2

Each lot can be 1/10 of an acre.

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