Real-Life Fraction Division: Fun Scenarios for Grade 5

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

• 1/2 cup

• 3/8 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

A piece of ribbon is 2/3 yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/6 yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 2

• 6

• 3

• 4

You have 1/2 of a pizza left. If you want to share it equally among 3 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/6

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

A car travels 3/4 of a mile in 1/2 hour. How many miles does it travel in 1 hour?

• 0.75 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 1 mile

• 2 miles

If you have 5/6 of a gallon of paint and you use 1/3 of it for a project, how much paint do you have left?

• 3/4 gallons

• 5/9 gallons

• 2/3 gallons

• 1/2 gallons

A garden is 1/4 of an acre. If you want to divide it into plots that are each 1/8 of an acre, how many plots can you create?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 1

You have 2/5 of a chocolate bar. If you eat 1/5 of it, how much of the chocolate bar do you have left?

• 3/5

• 1/2

• 2/5

• 1/5

A recipe requires 1/3 cup of oil. If you want to make 2/3 of the recipe, how much oil do you need?

• 1/4 cup of oil

• 1/2 cup of oil

• 1/3 cup of oil

• 2/9 cup of oil

If a tank holds 3/4 of a gallon of water and you pour out 1/2 of it, how much water is left in the tank?

• 5/8 gallons

• 1/4 gallons

• 1/2 gallons

• 3/8 gallons

You have 1/2 of a yard of fabric. If you want to cut it into pieces that are each 1/4 yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 4 pieces

• 3 pieces

• 1 piece

• 2