Fraction Division Word Problems for Grade 5

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

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/8

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make only 1/4 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/6 cup

3. Tom drank 5/6 of a gallon of juice. He wants to pour it into cups that hold 1/2 gallon each. How many cups can he fill?

• 3/4 of a cup left over

• 1 full cup and 1/2 of a cup left over

• 1 full cup and 1/3 of a cup left over

• 2 full cups

4. A gardener has 1/2 of a bag of soil. If he uses it to fill 4 pots equally, how much soil will each pot get?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 1/8

5. Lisa has 7/8 of a yard of ribbon. She wants to cut it into pieces that are 1/4 yard long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3

6. A baker uses 3/5 of a bag of flour to make cookies. If he wants to divide the flour equally into 5 containers, how much flour will each container have?

• 1/10

• 1/5

• 2/5

• 3/25

7. A bottle contains 2/3 liter of water. If you pour it into 4 glasses equally, how much water will each glass contain?

• 1/4 liter

• 1/6 liter

• 1/3 liter

• 1/2 liter

8. A teacher has 1/2 of a cake left. If she wants to share it with 3 students, how much cake will each student receive?

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/6

9. A painter has 3/4 of a gallon of paint. If he uses it to paint 6 small rooms equally, how much paint will each room get?

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/8 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

10. Emma has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. She wants to make 3 small bags. How much fabric will each bag use?

• 3/4 yards

• 5/18 yards

• 1/2 yards

• 2/3 yards