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6th grade Dividing fractions by fractions worksheet

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Dividing fractions by fractions

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  1. A batch of play dough needs 3/4 cup of flour. Kira has 5/8 cup in a bowl. What fraction of a batch can Kira make?

  2. A flower pot needs 3/4 kg of soil. Milo has 3/5 kg. What fraction of the pot can Milo fill?

  3. A pitcher of lemonade needs 5/6 L of lemon juice. Noah has 1/2 L. What fraction of a pitcher can Noah make?

  4. A bracelet needs 1/2 m of yarn. Pia has 3/8 m. What fraction of a bracelet can Pia make?

  5. A tray of seedlings needs 5/6 L of water. Ren's watering can holds 4/9 L. What fraction of the tray can Ren water?

  6. Zee's drama group needs 3/4 hour of rehearsal. The group has practiced 7/12 hour. What fraction of the rehearsal is done?

  7. Esme walks a path 5/7 km long. One lap covers 1/3 km. Check by multiplying back: how many laps is the path?

  8. Jun's garden path is 6/7 m long. Each stepping stone is 1/2 m long. Check by multiplying back: the path is how many stones long?

  9. Kira has a ribbon 8/9 m long for gift loops. Each loop uses 1/6 m. Check by multiplying back: how many loops' worth of ribbon is that?

  10. Milo's bottle holds 5/6 L of juice. A tasting cup holds 1/12 L. How many cups can Milo fill?

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About this worksheet

Dividing fractions by fractions. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can show how many times one fraction fits into another with a tape diagram.
  • I can divide a fraction by a fraction and check my answer by multiplying back.
  • I can tell before I start whether my answer should be more than 1 or less than 1.

Words to know

tape diagram: A bar cut into equal pieces to show an amount.

unit: One equal piece of the tape. All units on a tape are the same size.

group: A piece of one set size. We count how many groups fit.

common denominator: The same bottom number, so every piece is the same size.

fraction of a group: A leftover that is only part of one full group.

Common mistakes

Your child multiplied the two fractions when the question asked how many pieces fit. Try it with measuring cups: ask how many 1/4-cup scoops it takes to fill a 3/4-cup measure.

Your child flipped the first fraction instead of the one after the ÷ sign. Try circling the piece size in the question, flipping only that fraction, and multiplying back to check.

Your child flipped both fractions. Try covering the first fraction with a finger: only the fraction after the ÷ sign gets flipped.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with dividing fractions by fractions?

Your child multiplied the two fractions when the question asked how many pieces fit. Try it with measuring cups: ask how many 1/4-cup scoops it takes to fill a 3/4-cup measure.

Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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