Dividing Fractions Word Problem

Which of the following questions could be answered using the expression 3 divided by 1/3?

• How many miles will Kniah walk is she walks 1/3 mile each day for 9 days?

• How many 1/3 cup serving can be made from a 3 cup bag of granola?

• How much of a pie will each person get if 3 people share 1/3 of a pie?

• How much granola is left if 1/3 cup is taken from a 3 cup bag?

Twelve whole pizzas are eaten. Each person eats ¼ pizza. How many people eat pizza?

• 48 people 

• 16 people

• 8 people

• 3 people

A 21-foot long rope is cut into 3/8-foot pieces. Which expression finds the number of pieces?

• 21 ÷ 3/8

• 21 × 3/8

• 3/8 ÷ 21

• 21 − 3/8

Anthony divided 3/4 of a pound of butter into 6 equal parts. How much butter was in each part?

• 8 lb

• 18/4 lb

• 1/8 lb

• 1/24 lb

There are 12 yards of fabric. Each pillow uses 2/3 yard. How many pillows can be made?

• 8 pillows

• 12 pillows

• 18 pillows

A pet store had five dogs to feed.  If they only had one-fourth of a bag of dog food and each dog got the same amount, what fraction of the bag would each dog get?

• 20

• 1/20

• 16

Mailina is making cupcakes for her classmates. She has 14 ounces of sprinkles. If she puts 1/4 ounce of sprinkles on each cupcake, how many cupcakes can she make using the sprinkles she has?

• 3 1/2

• 5

• 46

• 56

The Brown family had cereal for breakfast.

*Before breakfast there was 3/4 gallon of milk.

*The Brown's drank 1/2 of their milk at breakfast.

How many gallons of milk did the Brown family use for breakfast?

• 3/8

• 4/6

• 2/2

• 6/8

Aidan had 5 feet of ribbon. He needs 1/2 foot of ribbon to make an ornament. How many ornaments can he make with the amount of ribbon he has?

• 9

• 10

• 6

• 4

Francois, Ruben, Eric and Quvaon want to share 1/2 of a large pizza equally. How much of a whole pizza will each boy eat?

• 4

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 4 1/2