Dividing Fractions Word Problems

Yasmin has 8 kittens.

Yasmin feeds these kittens a total of 22 ounces of food

Yasmin feeds each kitten an equal amount of food.

Which statement is true?

• Each kitten is fed 2 ounces of food

• Each kitten is fed 2 1/2 ounces of food

• Each kitten is fed 2 3/4 ounces of food

• Each kitten is fed 3 ounces of food.

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Eric planted a garden that was 6 1/2 yards long and 4 yards wide.

He decided that he wants to double the area of his garden. Which of the following could be the dimensions of his garden after he doubles the area?

• 3 1/4 yards long and 8 yards

• 13 yards long and 2 yards wide

• 13 yards long and 4 yards wide

• 13 yards long and 8 yards wide

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Which of the following questions could be answered using the expression 3 divided by 1/3?

• How many miles will Kniah walk is she walks 1/3 mile each day for 9 days?

• How many 1/3 cup serving can be made from a 3 cup bag of granola?

• How much of a pie will each person get if 3 people share 1/3 of a pie?

• How much granola is left if 1/3 cup is taken from a 3 cup bag?

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In which equation is the product less than 8?

• 7/8 x 8

• 8 x 3/2

• 1 2/3 x 8

• 8 x 1 1/2

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Kamari completed his math homework in 1/3 of an hour.

He had to complete 4 math problems.

He spent an equal amount of time on each problem.

How much of an hour did Kamari spend on each problem?

• 1/12

• 1/7

• 3/4

• 12

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Keon is planting to rectangular gardens. His rose garden is 6 feet long and 3/8 foot wide. His tulip garden is 6 feet long and 6/8 foot wide.

Which statement is true about the two gardens?

• The rose and tulip gardens have the same area

• The rose garden has an area that is 3/8 square foot less than the tulip garden.

• The tulip garden is smaller than the rose garden.

• The area of the tulip garden is double the area of the rose garden.

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Diane has 21 brownies. She wants to share them equally between himself and 5 friends. How many brownies did each person eat?

• 3/6

• 3

• 3 1/2

• 4

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Andrea has 80 coins in her collection. She shared 3/4 of her collection with friends. How many coins did she share?

• 20

• 50

• 60

• 70

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Which value for N would make this statement true?

14 > 14 x N

• 5/12

• 3/2

• 4/3

• 1 1/5

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Ruben bought fruit for his soccer team's party.

*He bought 3 1/2 lbs of apples

*He bought 2 3/4 lbs of pears

*He bought 4 1/8 lbs of bananas

How much fruit did he buy?

• 9 3/8

• 9 7/8

• 10 3/8

• 10 1/2

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