NS.1 Dividing Fractions

A butcher sells ⅙ pound hamburger patties to make sliders. For a family reunion, Jalil buys 15 ½ pounds of hamburger patties to feed everyone. How many hamburger patties did he buy?

• 93

• 186

• 2 7/12

• 15

A rectangular parking lot has an area of 2/3 of a square kilometer. The width is 1/2 of a kilometer. What is the length, in kilometers, of the parking lot?

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1 1/3

• 2 2/3

The agriculture club is planting vegetable gardens on a piece of land that measures 1 ¾ of an acre. Each garden will measure ⅛ of an acre. What is the greatest number of gardens that can be planted?

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 16

A large bag of popcorn contains 9 ⅓ cups. A serving of popcorn is 2 ⅔ cups. How many servings are in the large bag of popcorn?

• 2 1/2

• 3 1/2

• 4 1/3

• 5 2/3

A batch of cookies requires 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar. How many batches of cookies can be made with 7 1/2 cups of brown sugar?

• 30

• 6

• 5

• 7

A soccer field has an area of 7/8 square miles. The length of the field is 2/5 miles. What is the width of the soccer field?

• 14/40

• 1 11/40

• 16/35

• 35/16

How many 1/4 -cup servings are in 5/8 cup?

• 2 1/2

• 2/5

• 2

• 28/32

Alex used his grandma’s recipe to make 11 3/7 pounds of granola. If he fills as many bags as he can with 2 2/3 pounds of granola in each bag. How many bags can be made?

• 3 8/9

• 7/30

• 4 17/56

• 4 2/7

Lily uses 3 1/4 teaspoons of chili powder for a recipe. She wants to make only half the recipe. How much chili powder will Lily use?

• 2 5/8

• 1 5/8

• 6 1/4

• 8/13

Students are taking a test that is scheduled to take 2 1/4 hours. The students will get a break every 3/4 hour. How many breaks are scheduled during the test?

• 5

• 2

• 4

• 3