🔢 Mathematics · Fractions

Dividing unit fractions and whole numbers

Solve real-world problems involving division of unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions, using visual models and equations

Typical age: 10–11 years

“If your child has half a pizza to share equally among 3 people, can they work out what fraction of the whole pizza each person gets — and explain the steps they took?”

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Dividing by FractionsREQUIRED
Word problems require whole ÷ unit-fraction skill
Fractions of a whole (age 9+)
Extends Y5 fraction multiplication word problems to division
Dividing fractions (unit fractions)REQUIRED
Word problems require unit-fraction ÷ whole number skill

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