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Make up a word problem with a fraction as a divisor. Is your problem a measurement problem or a partition problem? Make up a second word problem with fractions of the other type (measurement or partition).
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She wants to paint her room with a paintbrush that can hold 1/8 of a gallon of paint per dip. How many times can she dip the paintbrush into the paint before she runs out of paint? To solve this problem, we need to divide 3/4 by 1/8: (3/4) Ă· (1/8) = (3/4) Ă— (8/1) Show more…
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