Fraction Fun: Solving Word Problems with Division

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally with 2 friends. How much pizza will each person get?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/8

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?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. Tom has 5/6 of a yard of ribbon. He uses 1/2 of it for a project. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 1/3 of a yard

• 2/3 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

• 5/12 of a yard

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

4. A cake is cut into 8 equal pieces. If 3 pieces are eaten, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 5/8

• 6/8

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

5. Emily has 7/8 of a gallon of paint. She uses 3/4 of it to paint a fence. How much paint does she have left?

• 3/8 gallons

• 5/8 gallons

• 1/2 gallons

• 7/32 gallons

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

6. A bottle contains 1 1/2 liters of juice. If 2/3 of it is poured out, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 2/3 liters

• 1 1/4 liters

• 0.5 liters

• 1 liter

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

7. A garden is divided into 4 equal sections. If 3/4 of one section is planted with flowers, what fraction of the entire garden is planted with flowers?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/16

• 1/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

8. Mark has 9/10 of a chocolate bar. He shares it with 3 friends equally. How much chocolate does each friend get?

• 1/2

• 3/10

• 4/10

• 2/5

9. A box contains 2 1/4 pounds of apples. If you use 1/2 of the apples for a pie, how much is left?

• 2 pounds

• 1 pound

• 9/8 pounds

• 3/4 pounds

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

10. A ribbon is 3 1/2 meters long. If you cut off 1 1/4 meters, how much ribbon is remaining?

• 2 1/4 meters

• 1 1/2 meters

• 3 meters

• 2 meters

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C