Divide fraction word problems

Three 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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

There are 9 people at a party, each person wants pizza. Only 4/6 of a pizza is left. How much pizza will each person get if they split it evenly?

• 4/54
• 4/15
• 2/27
• 36/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Molly has 3 pounds of blueberries. She is freezing the berries into 1/2 pound portions. How many smaller portions of blueberries will Molly make?

• 5

• 6

• 2 ½

• 1/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

George has ½ gallon of blue paint. He needs to paint 8 chairs. How much paint can George use on each chair?

• 16 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/16 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

A teacher wants to give each student 4/5 of a pizza. The teacher has 8 pizzas, how many students can eat?

• 1/10

• 40

• 10

• 5/32

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

A pet store had 6 cats to feed. They had one-fifth of a bag of cat food, what fraction of the bag did each cat get?

• 1/30

• 30

• 1/11

• 11

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7