Fraction Division Word Problems for 5th Graders

If you have 3/4 of a pizza and you want to share it equally among 3 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

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?

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

You have 5/6 of a yard of fabric. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/2 yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 3

A car travels 1/2 mile on 1/4 gallon of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 1 mile

• 4 miles

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

If a chocolate bar is divided into 1/8 pieces and you eat 3 pieces, what fraction of the chocolate bar is left?

• 1/8

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 7/8

You have 2/5 of a gallon of paint. If you use 1/5 gallon for a project, how much paint do you have left?

• 3/5 gallon

• 2/5 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/5 gallon

A baker uses 3/4 of a cup of flour for one batch of cookies. How much flour is needed for 2 batches?

• 3/4 cup

• 1.5 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

If a garden is 1/2 acre and you want to divide it into 1/4 acre plots, how many plots can you create?

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 3

You read 2/3 of a book in one week. If the book has 12 chapters, how many chapters did you read?

• 8 chapters

• 4 chapters

• 10 chapters

• 6 chapters

A recipe requires 3/4 cup of milk. If you only have 1/2 cup, how much more milk do you need to complete the recipe?

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup