Fraction Division Word Problems

There are 9 people at a party, each person wants pizza. Only 4/6 of a pizza is left. How much pizza will each person get if they split it evenly?

• 4/54
• 4/15
• 2/27
• 36/6

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

Jenesia wants to split 8/15 of a bag of pumpkins seeds with Juliana. How much do they each get?

• 1  1/15
• 8/30 
• 4/15
• 9/17

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

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.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

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.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Brian has ¾ hour to work on his math problems. It takes him ⅛ hour to finish one math problem. How many math problems can Brian finish during this time?

• 8
• 6
• 4
• 3

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Julie has 3⅓ yards of fabric to make doll outfits. Each outfit requires ⅚ yard of fabric. What is the maximum number of outfits Julie can make with her fabric?

• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

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?

• 13
• 6
• 9
• This is not possible.

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

A pitcher of water contains 1/4
liters of water. The water is poured equally into 5 glasses.
What expression would match the story problem? 

• 5 ÷ 1/4
• 1/4 ÷ 5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C