Dividing with Fractions Word Problems

Nine identical cakes weigh a total of 20¼ pounds. How much does each cake weigh?

• 4/9 pound

• 2⋅1/9 pounds

• 2⋅9/36 pounds

• 2⋅1/4 pounds

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

• 48 people 

• 16 people

• 8 people

• 3 people

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

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

• 5

• 8

• 10

• 12

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

A chef had 7 avocados.  How many servings of guacamole could he make if each bowl uses one-fourth of an avocado?

• 7

• 1/28

• 28

• 24

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C