6 Math IM U4 Dividing Fractions Review

The construction engineer calculated that he needed 6 support pillars of equal size. He ordered $\frac{2}{3}$ of a ton of concrete to make the support pillars.  How much concrete did he use for each support pillar?  

• 4 tons

• 9 tons

•  $\frac{1}{9}$ of a ton

•  $\frac{1}{4}$   of a ton

Jamie divided  $\frac{3}{4}$ of a gallon of cleaner evenly between 2 smaller bottles.  How many gallons did she put in each bottle?  

•  $\frac{3}{2}$  gallons

• 4 gallons

•  $\frac{3}{8}$   of a gallon

•  $\frac{8}{3}$   gallons

Tilers used  $9\ \frac{1}{2}$   boxes of tile to cover the floor in two rooms. Each room they tiled was the same size. How many boxes of tile did they use for each room?

•  $\frac{19}{4}$   boxes

•  $\frac{4}{19}$    boxes

• 19 boxes

• 4 boxes

A cookie factory uses $\frac{2}{5}$ of a barrel of oatmeal in each batch of cookies. The factory used  $\frac{4}{5}$   of a barrel of oatmeal yesterday. How many batches of cookies did the factory make?

•   $\frac{25}{8}$  batches

•  $\frac{8}{25}$   of a batch

•  $\frac{1}{2}$   batch

• 2 batches

There are $3\ \frac{3}{8}$  pounds of large rocks in a bag. Each rock weighs  $\frac{3}{8}$   of a pound. How many rocks are in the bag?

• 6 rocks

• 9 rocks

•  $\frac{9}{8}$   rocks

•  $\frac{1}{9\ }$  of a rock

The drink containers at Panera each hold the same amount of water. Gabriel used $3\ \frac{3}{5}$  pitchers of water to fill 6 containers. How many pitchers of water did he pour into each container?

•  $\frac{108}{5}$   pitchers

•  $\frac{3}{5}$   of a pitcher

•  $\frac{5}{3}$  pitchers

•  $\frac{5}{108}$   of a pitcher

Sofia used  $1\ \frac{1}{2}$ bags of peaches to make 3 pies. How many bags of peaches did she use for each pie?

•  $\frac{9}{2}$   bags

•  $\frac{2}{9}$   of a bag

•  $\frac{1}{2}$   of a bag

•  $\frac{3}{4}$   of a bag

A painter used $4\ \frac{1}{3}$  cans of paint to paint 3 rooms. He used the same amount of paint for each room. How many cans of paint did he use for each room?

•  $\frac{1}{14}$  of a can

•  $\frac{42}{3}$   cans

•  $\frac{9}{13}$   of a can

•  $\frac{13}{9}$   cans

A biologist studied how cells grow by adding liquid protein to cell samples. She reported in her study that she divided  $\frac{2}{5}$  of an ounce of liquid protein evenly among 4 cell samples. How much liquid protein did she give to each cell sample?

•  $\frac{1}{10}$  of an ounce

• 10 ounces

•  $\frac{8}{5}$  ounces

•  $\frac{5}{8}$  of an ounce

Every day, the animal shelter uses  $1\ \frac{1}{6}$   bags of dog food to feed the dogs. How many days will  $3\ \frac{1}{2}$   bags of dog food last?

•  $\frac{49}{12}$   days

•  $\frac{12}{49}$   of a day

• 3

•  $\frac{1}{3}$   of a day