Dividing fractions word problems

There are 2 cups of chocolate chips in a bag. If the serving is 1/3 of a cup, how many servings are there in a bag? 

• 1/6 servings 
• 6 servings 

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Corey had 1/4 of a yard of fabric. He cuts the fabric into 5 equal pieces. How long is each piece of fabric? 

• 20 
• 1/20

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Caroline had 1/2 of a bag of donuts. She wants to split it evenly between herself and 3 friends. How much of the bag will each friend get? 

• 6
• 1/6
• 8
• 1/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

The bakery makes 6 pies. Each slice is 1/8 of the whole pie. How many slices are there? 

• 1/48 slices 
• 48 slices 

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

Bertha made 6 cups of coffee. She used 1/3 a can of creamer between all 6 of those cups. How much creamer did she put in each cup of coffee? 

• 1/18
• 18 

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

Kiely is making bracelets for her friends. She had 9 feet of string, and she needs 1/3 a foot of string for every bracelet. How many bracelets can she make? 

• 27 bracelets
• 1/27 bracelets 

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

A container of 8 TVs weighed one-third of a ton.  If every TV weighed the same amount, how heavy was each TV?

• 24
• 1/32
• 32
• 1/24

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

At a restaurant 3 people were at a table when the waiter brought out one-half of a plate of nachos.  If they split the plate evenly, how much would each person get?

• 6
• 1/6
• 12
• 9

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

An artist was able to paint one-eighth of a painting every hour.  If he needed to paint 7 pictures for an art show, how many hours would it take him to complete the paintings?

• 49
• 1/56
• 56
• 28

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

A team of runners is needed to run a ¹/₄ mile relay race . If each runner must run ¹/₁₆ mile.  How many runners do they need to run the race?

• 4
• 5
• 1/64
• 2

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1