Fraction as Division Word Problem

Mrs. Whalen is decorating for a party. She wants to hang colorful lights along the wall that is 60 feet long. She plans to hang a light every 1/3 foot. How many lights will she need?

• 60 lights

• 180 lights

• 125 lights

• 240 lights

Of the fifth grade students, 8/10 like animated movies. Of the students who like animated movies, 5/7 prefer movies that are funny. What fraction of the fifth grade students prefer animated movies that are funny?

• 30/35 or 6/7

• 2/5

• 8/14 or 4/7

• 40/80 or 1/2

A television screen is 2 and 1/3 feet long and 2 and 2/5 feet wide. What is the total area of the screen?

A = L x W

• 2 and 1/3 square feet

• 5 and 3/5 square feet

• 2 and 2/5 square feet

• 5 and 1/2 square feet

Of the songs in your collection, 11/20 are country songs. Of these country songs, 3/4 are by male artists. What fraction of your songs are country songs by male artists?

• 33/80

• 33/48

• 33/89

• 33/94

A relay team of 4 people run 5 miles. How many miles does each person run?

• 1 1/4 miles

• 9 miles

• 4/5 miles

• 20 miles

Samantha has 4 gallons of juice. She puts the same amount of juice into each of 5 pitchers. How many gallons of juice are in 1 pitcher?

There are 6 granola bars in a box. If 12 hungry kids divide them equally among themselves, how many granola bars will each person get?

• 12 bars

• 6 bars

Paul has 9 chicken nuggets that he has to share equally with his sister. How many chicken nuggets will each one get?

• 4 chicken nuggets

Alicia and her sisters Henna and Maria are sharing a plate of shrimp.  There are 27 shrimp on a plate.  How many shrimp will each girl get if they divide the shrimp evenly?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

• A. 1/2
• B. 5/8
• C. 2/3
• D. 3/8