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6th grade

Course: 6th grade > Unit 2

Lesson 5: Dividing fractions by fractions
Math
6th grade
Arithmetic with rational numbers
Dividing fractions by fractions
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Dividing fractions word problems

CCSS.Math: 6.NS.A.1
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Problem

Tomas was able to fill 6, start fraction, 2, divided by, 3, end fraction equal-sized buckets with a total of 33, start fraction, 1, divided by, 3, end fraction liters of paint.
How much paint was in each whole bucket?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a proper fraction, like 1, slash, 2 or 6, slash, 10
  • an improper fraction, like 10, slash, 7 or 14, slash, 8
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
liters
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