Solving Fraction Division Word Problems for Grade 5

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

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 2/4

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?

• 1/6 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

3. Tom drank 1/2 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to pour it into cups that hold 1/8 gallon each, how many cups can he fill?

• 2

• 8

• 6

• 4

4. A ribbon is 5/6 yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/3 yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1

5. Emily read 3/5 of a book. If the book has 10 chapters, how many chapters has she read?

• 7

• 5

• 4

• 6

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

• 4 miles

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

• 1 mile

7. A cake recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make only 1/2 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1/4 cup

• 3/8 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

8. There are 2/3 of a gallon of paint left. If you use it to paint 4 rooms equally, how much paint will each room get?

• 1/3 gallon

• 1/6 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

9. A gardener has 1/2 of a bag of soil. If he wants to use it to fill 3 pots equally, how much soil will each pot get?

• 1/6 of a bag of soil

• 1/2 of a bag of soil

• 1/3 of a bag of soil

• 1/4 of a bag of soil

10. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 3/4 of the bar, how many pieces are left?

• 3

• 4

• 1

• 2