Create a math problem using 1/4 divided by 2 and then solve and check.

Question

Create a math problem using 1/4 divided by 2 and then solve and check.

Answer 1

Your brother had a party and there is 1/4 of one pizza left . The pizzas were each cut into 8 slices. If you're brother says you and your friend can share the rest of the pizza how many slices do you each get?

Read and use one sentence at a time: 1/4 of one pizza. 1/4 but of how big. Next sentence....there we go it was cut into 8 slices. 1/4 of an 8 slice pizza is 2. If you and your friend share the those 2 slices you each will get one slice. In the equation 1/4 divided by 2 means you KEEP, SWITCH and FLIP

1/4 divided (switch) multiplied by 2 (flip) 1/2 = 1/4 x 1/2 = 1/8. 1/8 of 8 slices is 1 slice

But is that right? What's the opposite of division? If 1/4 x 1/2 = 1/8 then 1/8 divided by 1/2 should = 1/4

KEEP, SWITCH and FLIP: 1/8 TIMES 2 = 2/8 you can simplify the fraction by divided the top and bottom by 2 or 2/8 divided by 2/2 = 1/4

Answer 2

Step 1: Create your math problem: 1/4 ÷ 2 = ?

Step 2: Solve the problem.

Since 2 is a whole number, you must turn it into a fraction in order to divide it with 1/4.

To turn whole numbers into fractions, you must put the whole number as the numerator and "1" as the denominator; so you have 2/1.

Remember when you are dividing fractions, you need to flip the denominator and numerator of the divisor (2/1), So you end up with 1/2 as your divisor.

Then you multiply to get your answer. So 1/4 x 1/2 = ?, which is 1/8.

Step 3: Check your answer.

To check your answer you do the opposite of what you did to solve it. Since we got 1/8 as our answer we must multiply 1/8 with our divisor (2) in order to check our answer. 1/8 x 2 = 2/8 = 1/4.