Math Division Fraction Story Problems

Kristin gives away 36 pieces of candy. She gives an equal number of pieces to each of her 9 friends. How many pieces of candy does Kristin give to each friend?

• 6

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which problem can be solved using the division equation 16÷4 = ____?

• Joe puts 16 stickers on one page and 4 stickers on another page. How many stickers does Joe put on the pages in all?

• Matt has 16 stickers. He gives 4 stickers to a friend. How many stickers does Matt have now?

• Anna puts 16 stickers on each page. How many stickers does Anna put on 4 pages?

• Amy has 16 stickers. She puts an equal number of stickers on each of 4 pages. How many stickers does Amy put on each page?

Which numbers correctly fill the blanks?

Henry's picture shows ______ ÷ 3 groups of cookies = ________ cookies in each group.

• 20

  6

• 21

  7

• 21

  8

• 7

  21

Mackenzie brought 40 cookies for her classmates to share equally.  There are 10 people in her class how many cookies will they each get?

• 400

• 4

• 12

• 50

Tommy went for a run. He ran 2/4 of a mile and then he took a break. After his break, he ran 2/4 of another mile. How far did Tommy run in all?

• 1 mile

• 6/4 miles

• 3/4 of a mile

• 1/4 of a mile

Hannah had a cake for her birthday. She gave 3/8 to her friends and Hannah at 2/8. How much of her birthday cake was left over?

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/8

• She ate it all

Kate, Amanda, and Kelly made a gallon of lemonade. Kate drank 2/10 of a gallon, Amanda drank 3/10 of a gallon, and Kelly drank 1/10 of a gallon. How much lemonade did they drink in all?

• 4/10 of a gallon

• 1/10 of a gallon

• 6/10 of a gallon

• 8/10 of a gallon

Holly started her day with her phone fully charged. By her break, she had used 1/5 of her battery. By the time she got home, she had used another 3/5 of her battery. How much of her phone battery was left?

• 1/5 of the battery

• 4/5 of the battery

• 2/5 of the battery

• Her battery was dead

My sister has 1/6 of a piece of licorice. I have 2/6 of a piece of licorice. Our dad has the rest. How much licorice does our dad have?

• 1/6 of a piece

• 3/6 of a piece

• 4/6 of a piece

• 2/6 of a piece

Chad played Minecraft for 2/4 of the day. His brother, Chris, played Minecraft for 3/6 of the day. Who played longer?

• Chris

• Chad

• They played the same amount of time