Fraction Word Problems: Dividing Lengths with Fractions

A piece of ribbon is 3/4 yard long. If you cut it into 3 equal pieces, how long will each piece be in yards?

• 2/5 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

Sarah has 2/3 of a meter of string. She uses 1/4 of it for a craft project. How much string does she have left?

• 1/2 meter

• 3/4 meter

• 2/5 meter

• 1/3 meter

A garden is 5/6 of a meter long. If you want to divide it into 2 equal sections, how long will each section be?

• 1/3 meters

• 5/6 meters

• 5/12 meters

• 2/3 meters

Tom has 1/2 of a yard of fabric. He wants to make 4 small bags. How much fabric will each bag use?

• 1/2 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/16 yard

• 1/8 yard

A rope is 7/8 of a meter long. If you cut off 1/2 of it, how much rope will remain?

• 5/16 meters

• 3/8 meters

• 7/16 meters

• 1/4 meters

Lily has 3/5 of a meter of ribbon. She uses 1/5 of it for a bow. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 12/25 meters

• 3/10 meters

• 2/5 meters

• 1/2 meters

A fence is 9/10 of a meter long. If you want to divide it into 3 equal parts, how long will each part be?

• 1/2 meters

• 4/10 meters

• 3/10 meters

• 2/10 meters

A piece of wood is 1/2 meter long. If you cut it into 5 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

• 1/10 meter

• 1/4 meter

• 1/2 meter

• 1/5 meter

A wire is 4/5 of a meter long. If you use 1/4 of it for a project, how much wire do you have left?

• 3/4 meters

• 2/5 meters

• 3/5 meters

• 1/2 meters

A piece of string is 2/3 of a meter long. If you cut it into 6 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

• 1/9 meter

• 1/3 meter

• 1/4 meter

• 1/6 meter