Word Problems - Dividing Fractions & Whole Numbers

A biker bikes 7 miles in 2 days. He bikes the same distance each day. How far does he bike each day?

• 4 miles
• 3 miles

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

A reader finishes reading 18 books in 6 months, reading the same number of books each month. How many books does she read each month?

• 2 books

• 3 books

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

In your fridge, there are 2/3 liters of apple juice. You decide to split up the apple juice into 5 equal containers. How much apple juice goes into each container?

Mary made 6 cups of cooked pasta for a dinner party. How many 1/4 cup servings of pasta does she have?

• 1/24

• 1/30

• 30
• 24

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

There was 1/2 of a leftover pizza in the fridge. Three friends shared the pizza for lunch. How much of a pizza did each friend eat?

• 1/5
• 1/3
• 1/4
• 1/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Joe is cutting an 8 inch piece of licorice into 1/4 inch pieces to decorate a cake. How many 1/4 inch pieces will he make?

• 1/32

• 24
• 32
• 1/24

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Baker Bill used 1/3 cup of chocolate chips to make 12 muffins. If the chocolate chips are divided equally, how much of a cup of chips are in each muffin?

• 1/48 cup
• 1/24 cup
• 1/12 cup
• 1/36 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A family of 6 is making ice cream sundaes for desert. They have 1/2 of a gallon of ice cream to split equally among them. How much of a gallon will each person recieve?

• 1/12 gallon
• 6 gallons

• 1/6 gallon
• 12 gallons

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

How much trail mix will each person get if 4 people share 1/2 pound of trail mix equally?

• 1/8 pound
• 1/6 pound
• 6 pounds

• 8 pounds

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

How many 1/4 cup servings are in 5 cups of yogurt?

• 20

• 16

• 1/20

• 9

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C