Interpreting Division Tape Diagram

A total of 2 yards of fabric is used to make 5 identical pillows. How much fabric is used for each pillow?

Problem 2

An ice cream shop uses 4 pints of ice cream to make 6 sundaes. How many pints of ice cream are used for each sundae?

Problem 3

An ice cream shop uses 6 bananas to make 4 identical sundaes. How many bananas are used in each sundae? Use a tape diagram to show your work.

Problem 4

Julian has to read 4 articles for school. He has 8 nights to read them. He decides to read the same number of articles each night.

a. How many articles will he have to read per night?

Problem 4

Julian has to read 4 articles for school. He has 8 nights to read them. He decides to read the same number of articles each night.

So we said 4/8 of an article. Does that make sense? How else can we represent 4/8 to make a fraction that would make sense? How many articles is he reading each night?

Problem 4 part 2

Julian has to read 4 articles for school. He has 8 nights to read them. He decides to read the same number of articles each night.

b. What fraction of the reading assignment will he read each night?

Problem 5

40 students shared 5 pizzas equally. How much pizza did each student receive? What fraction of the pizza did each student receive?

Problem 6

Lillian had 2 two-liter bottles of soda, which she distributed equally between 10 glasses.

a. How much soda was in each glass? Express your answer as a fraction of a liter.

Problem 6

Lillian had 2 two-liter bottles of soda, which she distributed equally between 10 glasses. = 4/10

b. Express your answer as a decimal number of liters.

Problem 7

The Calef family likes to paddle along the Susquehanna River.

a. They paddled the same distance each day throughout the course of 3 days, traveling a total of 14 miles. How many miles did they travel each day? Show your thinking in a tape diagram.

Problem 7

The Calef family likes to paddle along the Susquehanna River.

a. They paddled the same distance each day throughout the course of 3 days, traveling a total of 14 miles. How many miles did they travel each day? Show your thinking in a tape diagram. = 4 2/3

b. If the Calefs went half their daily distance each day but extended their trip to twice as many days, how far would they travel?