IXL | Divide fractions and mixed numbers: word problems

Judy divided 1/3 of a liter of plant fertilizer evenly among some smaller bottles. She put 1/6 of a liter into each bottle. How many smaller bottles did Judy fill?

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

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At the end of the day, a bakery had 3/4 of a pie left over. The employees decided to split the leftovers equally, and each took home 1/8 of a pie. How many employees were at the bakery?

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

employees

key idea

Multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor.

solution

Divide the total amount of pie by the amount each employee took.

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

Cancel common factors, then multiply.

3 × 2

1 × 1

Simplify the answer.

There were 6 employees.

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