Dividing Fractions by Whole Numbers

Name: _______________________________
Date: _______________________________

Remember:

To divide a fraction by a whole number:

  1. Write the whole number as a fraction (over 1)
  2. Invert (flip) the second fraction
  3. Multiply the fractions
  4. Simplify if possible

Worked Example:

Calculate: ³⁄₄ ÷ 2

Step 1: ³⁄₄ ÷ ²⁄₁

Step 2: ³⁄₄ × ¹⁄₂

Step 3: ³ˣ¹⁄₄ˣ² = ³⁄₈

Answer: ³⁄₈

Section A: Basic Division

1. ¹⁄₂ ÷ 3 = ________________
2. ²⁄₃ ÷ 4 = ________________
3. ³⁄₅ ÷ 2 = ________________
4. ⁵⁄₆ ÷ 5 = ________________
5. ⁴⁄₇ ÷ 3 = ________________

Section B: Division with Simplification

Simplify your answers where possible.

6. ⁶⁄₈ ÷ 3 = ________________
7. ⁴⁄₅ ÷ 2 = ________________
8. ⁹⁄₁₀ ÷ 6 = ________________
9. ⁸⁄₉ ÷ 4 = ________________
10. ¹⁰⁄₁₂ ÷ 5 = ________________

Section C: Challenge Questions

11. ⁷⁄₈ ÷ 7 = ________________
12. ¹⁵⁄₁₆ ÷ 3 = ________________
13. ¹¹⁄₁₂ ÷ 11 = ________________
14. ¹⁴⁄₁₅ ÷ 7 = ________________