Practice
Name
6-8
Dividing Mixed Numbers
Find each quotient. Simplify if possible.
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9
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1. 1​ _12 ​4 2​ _13 ​5 14  ​ 
4. 3​ _12 ​4 2​ _14 ​5 1​ _59 ​
10 ​ 
7. 8 4 2​ _34 ​5 2​ __
11
2. 4​ _14 ​4 3​ _18 ​5
5. 3​ _34 ​4 2 5
8. 2​ _12 ​4 1​ _38 ​5
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9  ​​ 
9   ​
1 ​4 5​ _
1 ​5
1​ __
 
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3.
2​ 
25
22
4
2
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7
2
1​ 8 ​​ 
6. 1​ _12 ​4 2​ _14 ​5 3 ​
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9
2
1​ __
11   ​ 9. 4​ _23 ​4 1​ _34 ​5 2​ 3 ​
10. Reasoning Is it possible to divide 15 by a mixed number and get a
quotient that is greater than 15? Explain.
No, because you are dividing by a
number that is greater than 1.
Room
Gallons of Paint
Kitchen
2​ _21 ​
Bedroom
3​ _43 ​
Living room
4​ _31 ​
Max is painting the inside of an apartment complex. The table shows
how many gallons of paint are needed to paint each type of room.
11. How many kitchens can Max paint with 20 gal? 8 kitchens
12. How many living rooms can Max paint with 26 gal? 6 living rooms
13. How many bedrooms can Max paint with 60 gal? 16 bedrooms
14. Find 4​ _12 ​4 2​ _14 ​.
A 1
B 2
C 3
D 4
Sample answer:
Write each mixed number as an improper
fraction. Find the reciprocal of the second
term and multiply the two fractions.
Simplify the answer. 1​ _45 ​
15. Writing to Explain Explain how you would find 4​ _15 ​4 2​ _13 ​.
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