Printable Dividing Fractions Worksheets
Printable dividing fractions worksheets for 5th grade, with an answer key on every sheet. The sets below cover 6 different skills, so you can start where your child actually is. Available as speed drills and fill in the blank.
Targeted Practice by Skill
About Dividing Fractions
What this skill is
Dividing fractions covers dividing unit fractions by whole numbers (1/3 / 4 = 1/12) and whole numbers by unit fractions (4 / 1/3 = 12), using keep-change-flip reciprocal rules.
When children learn it
Dividing unit fractions and whole numbers is taught in 5th grade, aligned to Common Core standard 5.NF.B.7.
Teaching Tips
- Use Keep-Change-Flip rule: Keep first number, Change / to x, Flip second fraction.
- Model dividing whole items into unit fraction slices visually.
Common Mistakes
- Flipping the first number instead of the second divisor fraction.
- Confusing dividing a fraction by a whole number with dividing a whole number by a fraction.
More Fractions Concepts
Equal PartsIntroduction to FractionsModeling Fractions with PicturesReading and Writing FractionsNumerator and DenominatorFraction of a NumberFractions on a Number LineAdding FractionsComparing FractionsCompleting Whole NumbersEquivalent FractionsFraction Word ProblemsOrdering FractionsSubtracting FractionsFractions and DecimalsMixed Numbers and Improper FractionsMultiplying FractionsSimplifying FractionsMixed Operations with Fractions