Dividing Fractions Word Problems

Which of the following questions could be answered using the expression 3 divided by   $\frac{1}{3}$   ?

• How many miles will Kia walk is she walks  $\frac{1}{3}$   mile each day for 9 days?

• How many  $\frac{1}{3}$   cup serving can be made from a 3 cup bag of granola?

• How much of a pie will each person get if 3 people share  $\frac{1}{3}$   of a pie?

• How much granola is left if  $\frac{1}{3}$   cup is taken from a 3 cup bag?

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Mailina is making cupcakes for her classmates. She puts  $\frac{1}{4}$  ounce of sprinkles on each cupcake and she has 14 ounces of sprinkles. How many cupcakes can she make using the sprinkles she has?

• 3 $\frac{1}{2}$

• 5 $\frac{3}{4}$

• $\frac{1}{56}$

• 56

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

There are 2 cups of chocolate chips in a bag. If the serving is  $\frac{1}{3}$   of a cup, how many servings are there in a bag?

• $\frac{1}{6}$ serving

• 6 servings

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Corey had  $\frac{1}{4}$   of a yard of fabric. He cuts the fabric into 5 equal pieces. How long is each piece of fabric?

• 20 yd.

•  $\frac{1}{20}$   yd.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Kiely is making bracelets for her friends. Kiely needs  $\frac{1}{3}$ foot of string for every bracelet.  She has 9  $\frac{1}{3}$  feet of string. How many bracelets can Kiely make? 

• 27 bracelets

•  $\frac{1}{27}$   bracelets 

• 28 bracelets

•  $\frac{1}{28}$  bracelets

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Patrick is making a kite for a science fair project. He must cut  $\frac{1}{4}$   inch pieces out of a 8 inch piece of plastic. How many  $\frac{1}{4}$   inch pieces can he cut out in total?

• 16 pieces

•  $\frac{1}{32}$   piece

• 32 pieces

•  $\frac{1}{16}$   piece

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Jane has 2 $\frac{1}{2}$ cups of sugar. A recipe calls for $\frac{1}{4}$ cup of sugar.  How many recipes can she make?

• 3

• 6

•  $\frac{1}{3}$  

•  $\frac{1}{6}$  

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Yasmin has 8 kittens.

Yasmin feeds these kittens a total of 22 ounces of food

Yasmin feeds each kitten an equal amount of food.

Which statement is true?

• Each kitten is fed 2 ounces of food

• Each kitten is fed 2 $\frac{1}{2}$ ounces of food

• Each kitten is fed 2 $\frac{3}{4}$ ounces of food

• Each kitten is fed 3 ounces of food.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Kamari completed his math homework in $\frac{1}{3}$  of an hour.

He had to complete 4 math problems.
He spent an equal amount of time on each problem.

How much of an hour did Kamari spend on each problem?

•  $\frac{1}{12}$  

•  $\frac{1}{7}$  

•  $\frac{3}{4}$  

• 12

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

The Brown family had cereal for breakfast.

*Before breakfast there was $\frac{3}{4}$ gallon of milk.
*The Brown's drank $\frac{1}{2}$ of their milk at breakfast.

How many gallons of milk did the Brown family use for breakfast?

•  $\frac{3}{8}$  

•  $\frac{4}{6}$  

•  $\frac{2}{2}$  

•  $\frac{6}{8}$  

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2