Unit Fractions in Real-Life: Division Challenges for 4th Graders

If you have 12 apples and want to share them equally among 1/4 of a group, how many apples does each person get?

• 3 apples per person

• 48/N apples per person, where N is the total number of people in the group.

• 6 apples per person

• 12 apples per person

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 6 batches, how many cups of sugar do you need in total?

• 4.5 cups

• 3 cups

• 5 cups

• 6 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

There are 15 cookies, and you want to pack them into boxes that hold 1/3 of a cookie each. How many boxes do you need?

• 15

• 45

• 30

• 60

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

If a car can travel 1/2 mile on 1 gallon of gas, how many gallons are needed to travel 8 miles?

• 4 gallons

• 16 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 12 gallons

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

You have 18 pencils and want to distribute them to students so that each student gets 1/6 of a pencil. How many students can receive pencils?

• 108

• 54

• 72

• 36

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A baker made 24 cupcakes and wants to put them into boxes that hold 1/8 of a cupcake each. How many boxes does he need?

• 96

• 48

• 144

• 192

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

You have 36 pieces of candy and want to share them with friends so that each friend gets 1/12 of a piece. How many friends can you share with?

• 12

• 432

• 72

• 36

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A teacher has 48 markers and wants to give each student 1/16 of a marker. How many students can receive markers?

• 768

• 16

• 384

• 48

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C