Dividing Fractions: Fun Word Problems for Grade 5

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She wants to share it equally among 1/2 of her friends. How much pizza will each friend get?

• 2f

• 3/4f

• 1/4f

• 3/2f

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

• 1/2 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 3/4 cup

3. A garden has 5/6 of a yard of soil. If each plant needs 1/3 of a yard of soil, how many plants can be planted?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 2

4. Tom drank 2/5 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to divide the remaining juice equally into 1/2 gallon containers, how much juice will each container hold?

• 1/2 gallon

• 3/5 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

5. A baker used 3/8 of a bag of flour for one batch of cookies. If she wants to make 1/4 of another batch, how much flour will she use?

• 3/16 of a bag of flour

• 1/8 of a bag of flour

• 1/2 of a bag of flour

• 3/32 of a bag of flour

6. Lisa has 1/2 of a chocolate bar. She wants to share it with 1/3 of her friends. How much chocolate will each friend receive?

• 1/6

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/8

7. A bottle contains 3/5 of a liter of water. If you pour it into cups that hold 1/10 of a liter, how many cups can you fill?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

8. A recipe requires 4/5 of a cup of milk. If you only want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• 2/5 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/5 cup

• 1/4 cup

9. A class has 2/3 of a box of crayons. If they want to share it equally among 1/4 of the students, how many crayons will each student get?

• 8/(3x) crayons per student

• 2/3 of a crayon per student

• 1/2 of a box of crayons per student

• 4/(3x) crayons per student

10. A cyclist has 5/6 of a mile left to ride. If he rides 1/3 of a mile at a time, how many times will he need to ride that distance to finish?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 5