Real-Life Fraction Division: Word Problems for Grade 5

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She wants to share it equally among 3 friends. How much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make only half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

3. A garden has 1/2 of a square meter of space for planting flowers. If each flower needs 1/8 of a square meter, how many flowers can be planted?

• 4

• 8

• 2

• 6

4. Tom drank 5/6 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to divide the remaining juice equally into 3 cups, how much juice will be in each cup?

• 1/9 gallon

• 1/6 gallon

• 1/18 gallon

• 1/12 gallon

5. A chocolate bar is divided into 1/4 pieces. If you have 3/5 of a chocolate bar, how many 1/4 pieces do you have?

• 3.0

• 1.5

• 2.4

• 4.0

6. A baker uses 2/3 of a cup of flour for one batch of cookies. If she wants to make 1/4 of that batch, how much flour will she use?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

7. Lisa has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. If she cuts it into pieces that are each 1/6 of a yard, how many pieces can she cut?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 2

8. A water tank is filled to 3/5 of its capacity. If the tank can hold 2/3 of a gallon, how much water is in the tank?

• 4/5 gallons

• 2/5 gallons

• 1/3 gallons

• 1/2 gallons

9. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of milk. If you only want to use 1/3 of that amount, how much milk will you use?

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

10. A piece of ribbon is 5/8 of a meter long. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/4 of a meter long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 1