Dividing Mixed Fractions Word Problems

You have 2/3 of a pumpkin pie left over from Thanksgiving. You want to give 1/2 of it to your sister. How much of the whole pumpkin pie will this be?

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 1/3 

• 1/6

Q1. How many hamburgers are there?

• A) 10 hamburgers

• B) 2/20 hamburgers

• C) 8 hamburgers

• D) 14 hamburgers

A batch of oatmeal cookies calls for 3/4 cup of oatmeal. Ellen is making 4 1/2 batches of cookies. How many cups of oatmeal will she need?

• 3

• 3  1/8

• 3  3/8

• 4   4/6

After a birthday party, 1/3 of a large cake was leftover. If this leftover cake was shared equally among 15 people, what fraction of the cake did each person receive?

Roberto needs separate roofing tiles to be cut from one large tile.  How many tiles that are each 14 ⅜ inches in length can he cut from the one large piece of tile that is 100 ⅝ inches long?

• 86  1/4 tiles

• 7  tiles

• 7  3/4 tiles

• 115 tiles

• 12 tiles

• 13 tiles

• 11 tiles

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

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