Dividing Fractions in Word Problems

Julie has 3⅓ yards of fabric to make doll outfits. Each outfit requires ⅚ yard of fabric. What is the maximum number of outfits Julie can make with her fabric?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6

A larger piece of wood that measures 8½ feet long will be cut into smaller pieces that measure ¼ foot each. How many smaller pieces of wood can be cut from the larger piece of wood?

• 34
• 32
• 17
• 4

Brenda has 5/6 of a pie to divide evenly amount 4 people. What fraction of a pie does each person get?

• 3/10
• 1/4
• 5/24
• 1/6

Valerie bought a 9 ft piece of ribbon from which she wants to cut into 2/3 ft pieces. How many 2/3 ft pieces can Valerie cut?

• 13
• 6
• 9
• This is not possible.

A team of runners is needed to run a ¹/₄ mile relay race . If each runner must run ¹/₁₆ mile.  How many runners do they need to run the race?

• 4
• 5
• 1/64
• 2

There is 8 feet of rope. It needs to be cut so 10 people get a an equal piece. How long will each piece of rope be? (make sure to simplify your answer)

• 7/10 feet

• 2/3 feet

• 3/4 feet

• 4/5 feet

Caroline had 1/2 of a bag of donuts. She wants to split it evenly between herself and 3 friends. How much of the bag will each friend get? 

• 6
• 1/6
• 8
• 1/8

Bertha made 6 cups of coffee. She used 1/3 a can of creamer between all 6 of those cups. How much creamer did she put in each cup of coffee? 

• 1/18
• 18