Real-Life Fraction Division: Word Problems for 5th Graders

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

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/8

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

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

3. Tom has 5 apples. He wants to divide them into bags that each hold 1/2 apple. How many bags can he fill?

• 5

• 15

• 10

• 20

4. A bottle holds 1/2 liter of juice. If you have 3 liters of juice, how many bottles can you fill?

• 6

• 5

• 8

• 4

5. Lisa ran 2/5 of a mile. If she wants to run that distance 4 times, how far will she run in total?

• 0.8 miles

• 1.6 miles

• 2 miles

• 1.2 miles

6. A cake recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you only have 1/2 cup, how much more flour do you need to complete the recipe?

• 1/2 cup

• 2/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

7. A gardener has 1/2 of a yard of soil. If he wants to fill pots that each need 1/8 yard of soil, how many pots can he fill?

• 6

• 2

• 3

• 4

8. If a car travels 3/4 of a mile every 1/2 hour, how far will it travel in 2 hours?

• 1.5 miles

• 2 miles

• 4 miles

• 3 miles

9. A chocolate bar is divided into 1/3 pieces. If you have 2 chocolate bars, how many pieces do you have in total?

• 6

• 10

• 8

• 4

10. Emma has 1/2 of a yard of ribbon. If she cuts it into pieces that are each 1/6 of a yard long, how many pieces can she cut?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3