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5th grade (Eureka Math/EngageNY)

Course: 5th grade (Eureka Math/EngageNY) > Unit 4

Lesson 7: Topic G: Division of fractions and decimal fractions
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5th grade (Eureka Math/EngageNY)
Module 4: Multiplication and division of fractions and decimal fractions
Topic G: Division of fractions and decimal fractions
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Divide fractions and whole numbers word problems

CCSS.Math: 5.NF.B.7, 5.NF.B.7c
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Problem

Jamie is painting her house. Each room takes start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction of a liter of paint.
If Jamie has 3 liters of paint, how many rooms can she paint?
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
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