Division Word Problems

A serving of peanuts is 2/3 cup.  How many servings are there in 2 and 1/3 cups of peanuts? 
Which operation should you use to solve this?

• Addition
• Multiplication
• Division
• Subtraction

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

Solve the question below: 
2 ⅓ ÷ ⅔

• 3 ½
• 6/21
• 2 ½
• 2

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

A packaging store uses ⅛ of a bag of chocolate chips in each batch of cookie dough.  On Monday, the packaging store used ¼ of a bag of chocolate chips.  How many batches of granola bars did the factory make on Monday?
Choose the correct equation to solve the word problem.

• ⅛ ÷ ¼
• ¼ × ⅛
• ¼ ÷⅛
• ¼ −⅛

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

Find the quotient. 
¼ ÷ ⅛

• 2
• 1/32
• 32
• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

About how many 4 inch pieces of ribbon can be cut from a 22 ⅔ foot ribbon?
Which number represents the dividend and which number represents the divisor?

• Dividend: 22
  Divisor: ⅔
• Dividend: ⅔
  Divisor: 22
• Dividend: 22  ⅔
  Divisor: 4
• Dividend: 4
  Divisor: 22 ⅔

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Find the quotient: 
 22 ⅔ ÷ 4

• 6 pieces 
• 5 pieces
• 4 pieces
• 7 pieces

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

Which question could be represented by the expression ½ ÷ ⅗

• How much is ½ times ⅗?
• How many ⅗ fit into ½?
• How many ½ fit into ⅗?
• How much is ⅗ divided by ½?

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Look at the expression. 
⅙ ÷ ⅓
Which questions would students ask when simplifying this expression?

• How many ⅓ make up ⅙?
• How much is ⅙ added ⅓ time?
• How many ⅙ make up ⅓?
• How much is ⅓ added ⅙ time?

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

List the reciprocal of the following fractions: 
⅖, 2/4, ⅔, ⅞ ?

• 2/5, 1/2, 3/2, 8/7
• 5/2, 4/2, 3/2, 8/7
• 2 ⅕, 2, 1 ⅓, 1  1/7
• 5/2, 2, 3/2, 8/7