Basic Fractions as Division

Maria cut 30 ft of string into 8 pieces of equal length for a project. How long was each piece of string?

• 4/15 foot

• 3 1/2 foot

• 3 3/4 foot

• 4 feet

Which scenario could the fraction 7/10 represent?

• 10 fewer miles than 7

• 7 dimes added to 10 dimes

• 10 yards of material divided among 7 people

• 7 inches of ribbon divided into 10 equal parts

Cody's puppy gained a total of 14 pounds during three months. The puppy gained an equal amount of weight each month. How much weight did the puppy gain each month?

• 1/3 pound

• 3/14 pound

• 2 2/3 pound

• 4 2/3 pound

Four artists shared 38 pounds of clay equally. How much clay did each artist get?

• 7 3/5 pounds

• 8 2/4 pounds

• 9 2/4 pounds

• 9 3/5 pounds

There are 7 snack packs left over from camp. John and three of his friends share the snack packs equally. How much snack pack will each person get?

• 3/7

• 4/7

• 1 3/4

• 2 1/3

Which fraction is equal to 4/3

• 1 1/2

• 1 1/3

• 1 1/4

• 3 1/4

Which division expression equals 6/10

The 12 costumes for the play need 56 yards of blue fabric and 27 yards of red fabric. How many yards of each fabric does each costume get?

• 4 2/3 yards of red and 2 1/4 yards of blue

• 4 2/3 yards of blue and 2 1/4 yards of red

• 6 11/12 yards of blue and 2 5/12 yards of red

• 6 11/12 yards of red and 2 5/12 yards of blue

Fiona's mom bought 36 apples for Fiona and her 9 friends to eat. They each ate the same number of apples. Each of them only ate whole apples. How many apples were left over from the 36 her mom bought?

• 0

• 3

• 4

• 6

Erin's puppy weighed 3 pounds on March 1st. On July 1st her puppy weighed 10 pounds. It gained an equal amount of weight during each month. How much weight did the puppy gain each month?

• 1 4/3 pounds

• 1 3/4 pounds

• 1 2/5 pounds

• 1 pound