Divide Unit Fractions and Whole Numbers Word Problems

Which expression is represented by the model?

• 2 ÷ 1/3

• 1/3 ÷ 2

• 2 ÷ 3

• 2 ÷ 1/6

What is 7 divided by 1/3?

• 1/10

• 10

• 1/21

• 21

6 ÷ 1/5

• 30

• 1/30

• 11

• 1/11

A pet store had 9 cats to feed. If they only had one-fourth of a bag of cat food and each cat got the same amount, what fraction of the bag would each cat get?

• 36

• 1/5

• 1/32

• 1/36

Division of Fractions Word Problem: If a piece of wood measuring 7/8 yard is cut into pieces of 1/4 yard each, how many pieces are there?

• 3.5

• 2.5

• 1.75

• 0.625

Gracie has 6 pies and she eats 1/8 a day. How many days will it take her to eat the 6 pies?

• 66

• 1/48

• 1/40

• 48

I have a 6 foot-long piece of wood that I want to cut to build picture frames. If each piece is going to be rac{3}{4} foot long, how many pieces will I be able to cut?

• 8 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 12 pieces

• 24 pieces

Coach Peters has 12 gallons of water to fill buckets for field day.  If each bucket needs ⅓ of a gallon to fill, how many buckets can he fill?

• 3/12 bucket

• 12 and ⅓ buckets

• 36 buckets

• 4 buckets

Division of Fractions Word Problem: If 3/5 of a pizza is shared equally among 4 friends, how much does each friend get?

• 3/5 ÷ 4 = 7/20

• 3/5 ÷ 4 = 1/10

• 3/5 ÷ 4 = 3/20

• 3/5 ÷ 4 = 2/15