Lesson 10

Priya is sharing 24 apples equally with some friends. She uses division to determine how many people can have a share if each person gets a particular number of apples. For example, \(24 \div 4 = 6\) means that if each person gets 4 apples, then 6 people can have apples. Here are some other calculations:

1. Priya thinks the “?” represents a number less than 24. Do you agree? Explain or show your reasoning.

2. In the case of \(24 \div \frac12 = {?}\), how many people can have apples?

Here is a centimeter ruler.

1. Use the ruler to find \(1 \div \frac{1}{10}\) and \(4 \div \frac{1}{10}\).

2. What calculation did you do each time?

3. Use this pattern to find \(18 \div \frac{1}{10}\).

4. Explain how you could find \(4\div \frac{2}{10}\) and \(4\div \frac{8}{10}\).

Find each quotient.

1. \(5 \div \frac{1}{10}\)
2. \(5 \div \frac{3}{10}\)
3. \(5\div \frac{9}{10}\)

Use the fact that \(2\frac12 \div \frac18=20\) to find \(2\frac12 \div \frac58\). Explain or show your reasoning.

Consider the problem: It takes one week for a crew of workers to pave \(\frac35\) kilometer of a road. At that rate, how long will it take to pave 1 kilometer?

Write a multiplication equation and a division equation to represent the question. Then find the answer and show your reasoning.

A box contains \(1\frac 34\) pounds of pancake mix. Jada used \(\frac 78\) pound for a recipe. What fraction of the pancake mix in the box did she use? Explain or show your reasoning. Draw a diagram, if needed.

Calculate each percentage mentally.