Copyright © Swun Math Grade 6 Unit 1 Lesson 22 T HW
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Homework
Unit 1 Lesson 22: Divide Fractions by Fractions
Directions: Use the question to guide your thinking. Show your work.
1. Elli decided she wants to make hair bows out of ribbon. Each hair bow
takes a 2
3
/
4
foot long strip of ribbon. How many can be cut from a
ribbon that is 5
1
/
2
feet long?
2. Tony is making half-pound bags of trail mix for a camping trip with his
scout troop. He has 10
1
/
2
pounds of peanuts and 9
1
/
2
pounds of raisins.
How many bags of trail mix can he make in all?
Copyright © Swun Math Grade 6 Unit 1 Lesson 22 T HW
Homework
Unit 1 Lesson 22: Divide Fractions by Fractions
3. Jake had a 3-foot long plank. He cut off 3 pieces that were
2
/
3
foot long.
a. Find the combined length of the 3 pieces.
b. Find the length of the remaining plank after Jake cut off his 3
pieces.
4. The vegetable garden in Wayne’s backyard measures 3
3
/
4
square yards.
The melon plants his dad wants to plant require
3
/
4
square yards each.
How many melon plants could he plant?