Share 1/6 meter of ribbon equally among 2 people. How much does each receive?
Practice A — Chapter 6
Fresh problems from the immediately preceding lesson cluster. Show all work and attach correct units.
Consolidation questions
Share 1/5 meter of ribbon equally among 4 people. How much does each receive?
Divide 5/8 of a liter of juice into 5 equal portions. How many liters per portion?
Divide 3/4 of a liter of juice into 5 equal portions. How many liters per portion?
Representation and explanation
Use Consolidation Questions 1 and 2 above (not two questions of your choice). For Question 1 draw one fraction bar subdivided into the given number of shares. For Question 2 draw one fraction bar subdivided into the given number of shares. Label all quantities, include physical measurement units when they are part of the question, show which operation your model proves, and check the answers by an inverse calculation or a size estimate.