Fraction Division Word Problems

The Jackson family owns a 1/2 acre of waterfront property. They plan to divide it into three smaller lots and sell them. What is the size, in acres, of each smaller lot?

• 1/6 acre

• 1/5 acre

• 2/3 acre

• 1 1/2 acres

Molly has 10 feet of ribbon. She is making ornaments. Each ornament uses 1/5 foot of ribbon. How many ornaments can Molly make?

• 15

• 50

• 2

• 1/2

Juliana and two friends went to the movies. They shared 4/5 of a candy bar. If they share the bar equally, how much of the candy bar will each person get?

• 5/8
• 12/5
• 2    2/5
• 4/15

How many ½ cup servings are in ⅓ cup of milk?

• ⅙
• ⅖
• ⅔
• 1½

Ellen has ¾ cup of frosting to use for cupcakes. Each cupcake requires ⅛ cup of frosting. What is the maximum number of cupcakes Ellen can put frosting on? 

• 2
• 4
• 6
• 10

A bag of popcorn contains ¾ oz. How many 1/16 oz servings does this bag contain?

• 4
• 7
• 12
• 13

Katie owns 2⅔ acres of land. She divided the land into ⅓ acre lots. How many lots did Katie have?

• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Brian has ¾ hour to work on his math problems. It takes him ⅛ hour to finish one math problem. How many math problems can Brian finish during this time?

• 8
• 6
• 4
• 3

Jenesia wants to split 8/15 of a bag of pumpkins seeds with Juliana. How much do they each get?

• 1  1/15
• 8/30 
• 4/15
• 9/17

I have 8 7/9 of cookies. I have 4 friends. I want to share the cookies with each of my friends equally. How much will each friend get?

• 79/36

• 3 11/36

• 356/9

• 3 1/3