6th grade divide fractions worksheets

Sixth grade opens division to any pair of fractions and gives the general method: keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second. That's multiplying by the reciprocal. So 2/3 ÷ 1/4 becomes 2/3 × 4/1 = 8/3, in simplest form.

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The kind of problems you'll get

Solve each fraction division. Simplify.

  1. 1/2 ÷ 3/4 =

    Answer: 2/3

  2. 1/2 ÷ 3/5 =
  3. 3/5 ÷ 1/3 =

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Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Stress the reciprocal step: keep the first fraction, change the sign to multiply, flip only the second. Whole numbers go over 1 first: 5 becomes 5/1, so its reciprocal is 1/5. Have your child sanity-check answers: dividing by a fraction smaller than 1 should give a bigger result.

Watch for: Kids divide straight across, top by top and bottom by bottom. Division asks how many of the second fit in the first, which is never top-by-top; the sixth-grade shortcut multiplies by the reciprocal instead. Kids flip the first fraction instead of the divisor. Only the second fraction turns over. The first one stays as it is.

Common questions about divide fractions

When would anyone actually divide by a fraction?
Any time you split an amount into fraction-sized parts: how many 3/4-cup servings a recipe makes, or how many half-hour slots fit in an afternoon.
Do answers stay as improper fractions?
Simplest form, yes, and an improper fraction like 8/3 is fine here. What matters is that no common factor is left in the answer.

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Aligned to Common Core 6.NS.A.1. Reviewed by the One more sheet curriculum team. Content version 123, updated July 2026.