Division of Fractions with Word Problems

Ellen has ¾ cup of frosting to use for cupcakes. Each cupcake requires ⅛ cup of frosting. What is the maximum number of cupcakes Ellen can put frosting on? 

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 10

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Katie owns 2⅔ acres of land. She divided the land into ⅓ acre lots. How many lots did Katie have?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Jenesia wants to split 8/15 of a bag of pumpkins seeds with Juliana. How much do they each get?

• 1  1/15

• 8/30 

• 4/15

• 9/17

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

Ryan has three cakes. He cuts each cake into fourths. How many slices of cake does Ryan have?

• 3

• 4

• 7

• 12

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

Joseph has 1/3 of a pizza left over. She cuts it into 3 equal slices. Each of the slices is what fraction of the entire Pizza?

• 1/6

• 1/9

• 3/9

• 3/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.4A

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

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Eliza is building a fence that is 1/4 Mile. She plans to build it in 3 days. How long should the section of fence be that Eliza builds each day?

• 1/7 mile

• 3/4 mile

• 1/12 mile

• 12 miles