Word Problems Dividing Fractions

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

How many ¼ pound hamburgers can be made from 2 ½ pounds of ground beef?

• 10 hamburgers

• 12 hamburgers

• 8 hamburgers

• 27 hamburgers

Seane buys a 30 lb bag of dog food. Each dog eats 2/5 lb of food, how many dogs does he have?

• 12 dogs

• 56 dogs

• 89 dogs

• 75 dogs

Lana used 1 ½ gallons to paint ¾ of a room. How much paint is needed for the whole room?

• 2 1/2 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 1 1/2 gallons

Ali is cutting 3/8 in. cookie dough slices from a 10 ½ in. long roll. How many does she get?

• 28 slices

• 12 slices

• 32 slices

• 18 slices

I made 4 pizzas and think that ½ a pizza will feed one person. How many servings are there?

• 6 servings

• 10 servings

• 8 servings

• 7 servings

Mrs. Callan bought a pack of 10 cookies for her 3 children to share equally. How many cookies should each child get if the cookies are shared equally between the 3 children?

• 3 cookies

• 3 1/3 cookies

• 3 1/2 cookies

• 4 cookies

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

How many  one-third cup servings are in 9 cups of strawberries?

• 27

• 1/27

• 36

• 1/12