Fractions as Division

A chef has a bag of peppers. The bag contains 5 peppers. The chef uses all the peppers evenly in 6 different recipes.

What fraction of pepper is used in each recipe?

Coach Smith ordered three pizzas to feed 5 members on the track team. Each member received the same amount of pizza. What fraction of the pizza did each member receive?

After Thanksgiving, there were 8 pounds of mashed potatoes left over.

My grandma put the potatoes of equal amounts into 5 containers that could fit in her refrigerator.

How much mashed potatoes were in each container? Choose TWO that apply.

A teacher has a piece of rope that is 6 feet long. If the teacher cuts the rope into 4 equal

sections, which fraction represents each section?

Nine people are evenly sharing 13 burgers. How many burgers should each person get?

Dr. Sparks owns 83 acres of land. He divides the land into 8 equal parts to sell to 8 buyers. Which phrase describes how much land, in acres, each buyer will receive?

• more than 9 and less than 10

• more than 10 and less than 11

• more than 1 and less than 2

• less than 1

A 28-inch ribbon is cut in 8 pieces that are all the same length. What is the length of each piece?

Fifteen students split 6 loaves of banana bread. How many loaves of banana bread does each student receive? Choose ALL that apply.