Divide Fraction Word Problem

Carrie has 1/3 of a bag of candy left. If she shared 4/5 of that bag with her friends, how much does she have left for herself?

• 1/5

• 4/15

• 1/15

• 2/8

Mrs. Sheffield loves chocolate. She ate 1/2 the bag of chocolate on Monday and 1/3 of the remaining bag on Tuesday. How much of the whole bag did she eat on Tuesday?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 1/12

My cookie recipe makes 25 1/2 cookies. If I only make half the recipe, how many cookies will I make?

• 51 cookies

• 8 1/4 cookies

• 14 1/2 cookies

• 12 3/4 cookies

My dog eats 1/7 of a bag of treats a day. How many days will 3 1/4 bags last him?

• 21 1/28 days

• 22 3/4 days

• 2 2/7 days

• 9/28 days

Martin has a board that is 4 3/4 ft long. If he cuts it into pieces that are 2/8 of a foot long, how many pieces can he cut?

• 19

• 8 3/4

• 38

• 24 3/4

Mrs. Sheffield has 1/3 of a cake left. If she eats 2/5 of that cake, how much is still left?

• 11/15

• 1 1/5

• 3/15

• 2/15

A serving of ice-cream is 3/4 of a cup. For dinner I had 2 2/3 cups. How many servings did I eat?

• 3 3/5 servings

• 2 servings

• 3 1/3 servings

• 4 1/4 servings

Three friends went to the movies. They shared 4/5 of a candy bar. If they share the bar equally, how much of the candy bar will each person get?

• 5/8

• 12/5

• 2 2/5

• 4/15

There are 9 people at a party, each person wants pizza. Only 4/6 of a pizza is left. How much pizza will each person get if they split it evenly?

• 4/54

• 4/15

• 2/27

• 36/6

Molly has 10 feet of ribbon. She is making ornaments. Each ornament uses 1/5 foot of ribbon. How many ornaments can Molly make?

• 15

• 50

• 2

• 1/2