Divide Fractions Word Problems(Identify Dividend/Divisor)

Valerie bought a 9 ft piece of ribbon from which she wants to cut into 2/3 ft pieces. How many 2/3 ft pieces can Valerie cut?

Which value represents the dividend?

• 2/3 ft

• 9 ft

Answer explanation

The dividend is the number that represents the whole. The whole is the total amount of ribbon Valerie has, which is 9 ft.

Sandy is making candy. She has 3/8 of a cup of sugar in her pantry. If each candy uses 1/32 of a cup of sugar, how many pieces of candy can Sandy make with what she has?

Which value represents the dividend?

• 3/8

• 1/32

Anna has 15 3/4 cups of flour for a cookie recipe that needs 2 1/3 cups of flour for one batch. Select the statement that are true (may be more than one).

Which value represents the divisor?

• 15 3/4

• 2 1/3

Answer explanation

The divisor is 2 1/3. We want to make take this out of the total amount of flour. Anna has 15 3/4 cups of flour total. 15 3/4 cups is the dividend.

A cookie factory uses 1/3 of a bag of flour in each batch of cookies. The factory used 2/3 of a bag of flour yesterday. How many batches of cookies did the factory make?

Which value is the dividend?

• 1/3 of a bag of flour

• 2/3 of a bag of flour

Answer explanation

The dividend is 2/3 of a bag of flour. The dividend represents the whole, or what we are dividing into groups. They started with 2/3 of a bag. So that is the dividend.

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?

Which value represents the dividend?

• 1/4 mile

• 1/16 mile

Answer explanation

The dividend is the whole, 1/4 . The runners need to run 1/4 of a mile. This is the whole or total distance of the relay race.

A factory uses 1/5 of a barrel of raisins in every batch of granola bars. Yesterday, the factory used 2/5 of a barrel of raisins. How many batches of granola bars did the factory make yesterday?

Which value represents the divisor?

• 1/5 barrels of raisins

• 2/5 barrels of raisins

Answer explanation

The divisor is the number that represents the groups we want to make. The factor wants to make groups of 1/5 of a barrel of raisins for the granola bars.

The serving size for the granola that Ted likes to eat for breakfast is 3/4 cup. How many servings are there in a box that holds 13 cups?

Which value is the dividend?

• 3/4

• 13

Answer explanation

The dividend is 13. Ted is taking 3/4 of a cup out of a box that hold 13 cups. He is dividing up 13 cups of granola.

SOLVE IT: The serving size for the granola that Ted likes to eat for breakfast is 3/4 cup. How many servings are there in a box that holds 13 cups? Use the "/" as your fraction bar.

(a)  

How many 1/2 cup servings are in a package of cheese that contains 5 1/4 cups altogether?

Which value represents the divisor?

• 1/2

• 5 1/4

Answer explanation

The divisor is 1/2. The question is asking how many 1/2 cups can you take from the whole package. 5 1/4 is the dividend because it represents the whole package.

SOLVE IT: How many 1/2 cup servings are in a package of cheese that contains 5 1/4 cups altogether?

(a)