Divide Mixed Numbers Word Problems

• 3 containers

• 6 containers

• 12 containers

• 18 containers

Melinda is baking bread for the PTA bake sale.  She has 10  1/2 cups of flour.  The recipe calls for 2  1/3 cups for one loaf.  How many loaves can she bake?

• 4  1/2 loaves

• 4 loaves

• 24 loaves

• None of these

Mr. Gomez has 12  1/2 yards of material.  A cape for the play takes 3  5/6 yards.  How many capes can he make?

• 3 capes

• 3  5/6 capes

• 47 capes

• None of these

Molly had 2  1/4 cupcakes leftover from the party.  She wanted to slice them in 1/8-size pieces.  How many pieces would she have?

• 2  1/2 pieces

• 9/32 pieces

• 18 pieces

• None of these

• 12 tiles

• 13 tiles

• 11 tiles

Ms.Measles grew bamboo at a rate of 2  3/10 inches per hour. How long did it take for the shoot to grow 14  3/8 inches?

• 6  1/4 hours

• 6  2/3 hours

• 6 1/8 hours

• 7 hours

• 2 gallons
• 1/2 gallons
• 2 1/2 gallons
• 4 gallons

John bought 5 1/4 bags of garden soil. He put the soil in three big pots. He put the same amount of soil in each pot. How much soil did John put in one pot?

• 1 3/4 bags

• 8 1/4 bags

• 63/4 or 15 3/4 bags

• 2 1/4 bags

John is making bows to put on wreaths. Each bow used 2 and 1/3 yards of ribbon. John has 15 yards of ribbon. How many WHOLE BOWS can he make?

• 6

• 7

• 12

• 35

How many coffee tables can Brian make from an 8-foot board?

• 2

• 1

• 1 ⁵/₇

• 2 ⁵/₇