Dividing Fractions

Dividing Fractions

- ​Word Problems -

by: Ms. Retno Sirrullah

Multiple Choice

It is spaghetti night at Monica's house! She has 1/2 cup of grated cheese to sprinkle equally over 3 bowls of spaghetti. How many cups of cheese does she put in each bowl?

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 1/12

• 2

Multiple Choice

Nolan is knitting hats for his friends. He has 2 balls of yarn. He uses 1/3 of a ball for each hat. How many hats can Nolan make?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 7

Multiple Choice

After a snowball fight, Kenneth made 4 mugs of hot chocolate to help everyone warm up. He had 1/2

of a cup of marshmallows and put the same amount in each mug. How many cups of marshmallows did Kenneth put in each mug of hot chocolate?

• 8

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 1/16

Multiple Choice

Carly is helping refill empty ketchup bottles at her uncle's diner. Each bottle can hold 1/9 of a gallon of ketchup. She has a huge container with 2 gallons of ketchup in it. How many bottles can she fill?

• 18

• 17

• 16

• 15

Fill in the Blank

Cody made 1/2 of a quart of hot chocolate. Each mug holds 1/8 of a quart. How many mugs will Cody be able to fill?

Fill in the Blank

Carter made $$\frac{3}{4}$$   pound of trail mix. If he puts $$\frac{1}{8}$$  pound into each bag, how many bags can he fill?

Fill in the Blank

John has 3/5 of a pound of bird seed to fill his bird feeders.  Each feeder can hold 1/3 of a pound of bird seeds. How many feeders can he exactly fill?