NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________
HOMEWORK
Solve these problems. Use a representation, and write an equation for each one.
1 How much popcorn would each person get if 2 people shared
2 Mitch has 2 cups of unpopped popcorn. He uses
3 How much popcorn would each person get if 3 people shared
4 Samantha has 3 cups of unpopped popcorn. She uses
NOTE
Students use representations to solve problems that involve dividing whole numbers and unit fractions. (A unit fraction is a fraction in which the numerator is 1.)
MWI Dividing a Whole Number by a Unit Fraction; Dividing a Fraction by a Whole Number