Fraction as divisor - Examples, Exercises and Solutions

What fraction results from dividing 8 by 16?

Write the exercise:

$8:16$

Now write it in the form of a simple fraction, remembering that the numerator is above and the denominator is below:

$\frac{8}{16}$

Divide the numerator and denominator by the number that divides both of them, in this case the number is 8:

$\frac{8:8}{16:8}=\frac{1}{2}$

$\frac{1}{2}$

My numerator is 4 and my denominator is 8.

Which am I?

Recall that the numerator is the top number, and the denominator is the bottom number.

Now let's represent it accordingly:

$\frac{4}{8}$

Let's divide the numerator and denominator by 4:

$\frac{4:4}{8:4}=\frac{1}{2}$

$\frac{1}{2}$

Write the fraction shown in the drawing, in numbers:

$\frac{1}{2}$

Write the fraction shown in the drawing, in numbers:

$\frac{2}{3}$

Write the fraction shown in the drawing, in numbers:

$\frac{1}{3}$

Without calculating, determine whether the quotient in the division exercise is less than 1 or not:

$5:6=$

Yes

Without calculating, determine whether the quotient in the division exercise is less than 1 or not:

$1:2=$

Yes

What fraction results from dividing 8 by 13?

$\frac{8}{13}$

What fraction results from dividing 5 by 9?

$\frac{5}{9}$

What fraction results from dividing 2 by 5?

$\frac{2}{5}$

What fraction results from dividing 9 by 13?

$\frac{9}{13}$

What fraction results from dividing 2 by 3?

$\frac{2}{3}$

My numerator is 5 and my denominator is 8.

Which am I?

$\frac{5}{8}$

My numerator is 2 and my denominator is 9.

Which am I?

$\frac{2}{9}$

My numerator is 3 and my denominator is 8.

Which am I?

$\frac{3}{8}$