Fraction Division Word Problems

The Jackson family owns a 1/2 acre of waterfront property. They plan to divide it into three smaller lots and sell them. What is the size, in acres, of each smaller lot?

• 1/6 acre

• 1/5 acre

• 2/3 acre

• 1 1/2 acres

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Thomas is tiling the edge of his bathroom floor. The floor is 5 ft wide. Each tile covers 1/5 foot. How many tiles will Thomas need?

• 1/10

• 1

• 25

• 50

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Molly has 10 feet of ribbon. She is making ornaments. Each ornament uses 1/5 foot of ribbon. How many ornaments can Molly make?

• 15

• 50

• 2

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Eliza is building a fence that is 1/4 Mile. She plans to build it in 3 days. How long should the section of fence be that Eliza builds each day?

• 1/7 mile

• 3/4 mile

• 1/12 mile

• 12 miles

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

George has ½ gallon of blue paint. He needs to paint 8 chairs. How much paint can George use on each chair?

• 16 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/16 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Joseph has 1/3 of a pizza left over. She cuts it into 3 equal slices. Each of the slices is what fraction of the entire Pizza?

• 1/6

• 1/9

• 3/9

• 3/3

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.4A

Molly has 3 pounds of blueberries. She is freezing the berries into 1/2 pound portions. How many smaller portions of blueberries will Molly make?

• 5

• 6

• 2 ½

• 1/6

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Peter has 8 gallons of water. He drinks 1/5 gallon per day, how long will the water last?

• 1/40 day

• 13 days

• 40 days

• 1 3/5 days

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Ryan has three cakes. He cuts each cake into fourths. How many slices of cake does Ryan have?

• 3

• 4

• 7

• 12

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Mitch has half his lasagna left over. He wants to eat leftovers for lunch for 4 days. What fraction of the whole lasagna will Mitch have for lunch everyday?

• 1/6

• 1/4

• 4/6

• 1/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A