6th grade divide fractions worksheets

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Sixth grade opens division to proper fractions and mixed numbers. Change mixed numbers to improper fractions first. Then keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second. 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

Simplify each answer. Write improper fractions as mixed numbers.

  1. 1/3 ÷ 3/4

    Answer: 4/9

  2. 3/4 ÷ 3/4

    Answer: 1

  3. 1/6 ÷ 2/5

    Answer: 5/12

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What's on a 6th grade sheet

The sample sheet above has 10 problems. This sheet is aligned to 6.NS.A.1. The 5th grade sheet is aligned to 5.NF.B.7. This grade also prints dividing fractions with models, which 5th grade does not.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key after the problems.

How to teach this

Separate the two setup steps at first: change mixed numbers to improper fractions, then use the reciprocal. Keep the first fraction, change the sign to multiply, and flip only the second. Have your child sanity-check answers: dividing by a number 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 6th grade 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 team. Content version 241, updated September 2026.

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