Word Problems: Dividing Fractions & Mixed Numbers for 5th Grade

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?

• 2/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

2. A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make only half of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

• 2 cups

3. Tom drank 1/3 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to divide the remaining juice equally into 4 cups, how much juice will be in each cup?

• 1/8 of a gallon

• 1/4 of a gallon

• 1/6 of a gallon

• 1/2 of a gallon

4. A garden has 5 1/2 feet of space for planting flowers. If each flower needs 1/2 foot of space, how many flowers can be planted?

• 10

• 11

• 9

• 12

5. Lisa has 2/5 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/5 of it to make a scarf. How much fabric does she have left?

• 3/5 of a yard

• 8/25 of a yard

• 2/5 of a yard

• 1/5 of a yard

6. A cake is cut into 8 equal pieces. If 3/4 of the cake is left, how many pieces are remaining?

• 2 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 4 pieces

• 8 pieces

7. A car can travel 1 1/2 miles on 1/6 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 6 miles

• 12 miles

• 15 miles

• 9 miles

8. If a recipe requires 3/4 cup of sugar and you want to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 3/8 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

9. A bottle contains 2 1/3 liters of water. If you pour out 1/3 of a liter, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 2 1/2 liters

• 1 liter

• 2 liters

• 1 2/3 liters

10. A baker has 4 1/2 dozen cookies. If he sells 2/3 of them, how many cookies does he have left?

• 12

• 18

• 24

• 30