Chapter 8 - Dividing Fractions

Annette has ¹/₄ yard of fabric. She cuts it into 3 equal pieces. What fraction of a yard is each piece of fabric?

• ¹/₁₂ yard

• ¹/₈ yard

• ¹/₂ yard

• ³/₄ yard

Four friends share 3 apples equally. What fraction of an apple does each friend get?

• ²/₃

• ³/₄

• 1 ¹/₄

• 1 ¹/₃

Tina has ¹/₂ quart of iced tea. She pours the same amount into each of 3 glasses. Which equation represents the fraction of a quart of iced tea, n, that is in each glass?

• 1/₂ ^./. ¹/₃ = n

• ¹/₂ ^./. 3 = n

• 3 ^./. ¹/₂ = n

• 3 ^./.2 = n

Eli made 2 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and cut each one into fourths. How many ¹/₄ sandwich pieces did Eli have?

• ¹/₈

• 2 ¹/₄

• 4

• 8

Which story can be represented by 6 ^./. ¹/₃?

• Rita has a piece of ribbon that is ¹/₃ foot long. She cuts it into 6 pieces, each the same length. How many feet long is each piece of ribbon?

• Rita has 6 pieces of ribbon. Each piece is ¹/₃ foot long. How many feet of ribbon does Rita have in all?

• Rita has a piece of ribbon that is 6 feet long. She cuts it into pieces that are ¹/₃ foot long. How many pieces of ribbon does Rita have?

• Rita has a piece of ribbon that is 6 feet long. She cuts it into 3 pieces. How many feet long is each piece of ribbon?

Samara solved ¹/₅ ^./. 10 by using a related multiplication expression. Which multiplication expression did she solve?

• 5 x 10

• ¹/₅ x 10

• 5 x ¹/₁₀

• ¹/₅ x ¹/₁₀

Twelve friends share 4 pizzas equally. What fraction of a pizza does each friend get?

• ¹/₁₂

• ¹/₃

• ¹/₄

• ¹/₂

Which story can be represented by 3 ^./. ¹/₄?

• Rob bought 3 pounds of roast beef. He made sandwiches for a picnic and used ¹/₄ pound of roast beef in each sandwich. How many sandwiches did Rob make?

• Rob made 3 sandwiches. He put ¹/₄ pound of roast beef in each sandwich. How many pounds of roast beef did Rob use?

• Rob bought ¹/₄ pound of roast beef. He made 3 sandwiches for a picnic. How many pounds of roast beef did Rob put in each sandwich?

• Rob bought 3 pounds of roast beef. He used ¹/₄ pound to made a sandwich for a picnic. How many pounds of roast beef does Rob have left?

Lila made 5 pounds of potato salad for a picnic. Each serving of potato salad is ¹/₄ pound. How many ¹/₄-pound servings of potato salad are there?

• ⁴/₅

• 1 ¹/₄

• 9

• 20

Ben is making bread that calls for 5 cups of flour. He only has a ¹/₂-cup measuring cup. How many times will Ben need to fill the ¹/₂-cup measuring cup to get the 5 ups of flour?

• ²/₅

• 2 ¹/₂

• 7

• 10