Dividing Fractions with Fractions Word Problems

Which of the following questions could be answered using the expression 3 divided by 1/3?

• How many miles will Kniah walk is she walks 1/3 mile each day for 9 days?

• How many 1/3 cup serving can be made from a 3 cup bag of granola?

• How much of a pie will each person get if 3 people share 1/3 of a pie?

• How much granola is left if 1/3 cup is taken from a 3 cup bag?

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

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

• 48 people 

• 16 people

• 8 people

• 3 people

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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

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

Q1. What is the result of 10 divided by 3?

• 10/3

• 2  2/3

• 2/15

• 15/2

In Maddie’s garden, 1/3 of her plants are tomatoes. Of those tomatoes, 2/5 of them are ripe. What fraction of the plants are ripe tomatoes?

• 2/8

• 3/15

• 3/8

• 2/15

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

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

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Francois, Ruben, Eric and Quvaon want to share 1/2 of a large pizza equally. How much of a whole pizza will each boy eat?

• 4

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 4 1/2

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Dakota HAS 1/3 of a pack of notebook paper to share among 6 students. How much of the pack will each student receive?

• 1/18 of a pack

• 1/8 of a pack

• 6/3 of a pack

• 2 of a pack

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

The area of a closet floor is 12 sq feet. Ethan will be placing 1/3 sq foot carpet tiles on the entire floor. How many tiles will he need to use?

• 48 tiles

• 36 tiles

• 1/36 tiles

• 24 tiles

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C