Can's Fraction Scribepost

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11. In a comedy review, each performer has a 1/4h slot. How many performers are there in 2-h show?

12.  It takes 2 and 1/2 if flour to make one cake. How many cakes do 15 scoops of flour make?

13. Three quarters of a can of apple juice fills six glasses. How many glasses will a whole can of apple juice fill?

Here is a video that can help you with fractions.

My test corrections

My first mistake was on two whole and one half multiplied one whole and three fifth? I did not make it to a improper fraction

the correct answer is 4 wholes

Another mistake was two whole and one fourth multiplied one whole and one third? I did not make it to a improper fraction

the correct answer is 3 wholes

My other mistake is the bits and bytes in computer terminology a bit is one eighth of a byte how many bits equal 16 bytes? I forgot to multiply it

the correct answer is 128 bytes

My other mistake is Tamar had one half of an apple pie in her refrigerator she ate one fourth of this piece of pie what fraction of a whole pie did she eat? I divided it and did not multiplied

the correct answer is one eighth

My second last mistake is one fourth divided by one third I know how to solve it but i forgot how to draw it correctly. This picture shows you how to draw it correctly

My last mistake is five eighth divided by one fourth I know how to solve it but forgot how to draw it. This picture shows you how to draw it correctly

    

Josh's Fraction Scribepost

Hello 8-14


3.)  a.) Model the devision 1/2 divide 2using manipulatives or diagrams.
      b.) which metod did you use? explain why you choosed it.

       

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.) determine the quotient.

 

   a.)  3/5 divided by 2=  3/10

 

   b.)  1/5 divided by 3= 1/15

 

   c.)   1/2 divided by 4= 1/8

 

   d.)   2/3 divided by 6= 2/18

 

 

9.)Ingrid runs 3 laps of a track in 1/4 h. on average, how much time does she take to run one lap? express your answer.

a.) as a fraction 1/3

b.) in minutes   5 minutes

 

12.) it takes 4/5 of a roll of ribon to wrap 6 packages. what fraction of a roll does it take to wrap 3 packages.

 

 

 Here is the video explaining on how to divide fraction by whole numbers

 

 

Here is the link on how to divide fractions by whole a whole number.

http://www.wikihow.com/Divide-Fractions-by-a-Whole-Number

My Test Corrections

my first misatake was 16/9 divided by 3/2

my second mistake was 16 divided by 1/8

 

my third mistake was 1/2 divided by 1/4

my fourth mistake was 5/6 x 1/2

my fifth mistake was 1/4 divided by 1/3
how many groups of 1/4 are in 1/3

my last mistake was 5/8 divided by 1/4
how many groups of 5/8 are in 1/3