Fraction Division Word Problems

Chad is filling 3 bird feeders with bird seed equally. He has 1/2 cup of bird seed. How much bird seed can he put in each feeder?

• 1/6 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1 1/2 cups

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

A bag of popcorn contains ¾ oz. How many 1/16 oz servings does this bag contain?

• 4
• 7
• 12
• 13

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

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

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Juliana and two friends went to the movies. They shared 4/5 of a candy bar. If they share the bar equally, how much of the candy bar will each person get?

• 5/8
• 12/5
• 2    2/5
• 4/15

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

Jake and five friends went on a roller coaster. In total they road the coaster for 2  3/4 hours. If they each road the roller coaster for an equal amount of time, how many minutes did each person ride the roller coaster?

• 1/2 minutes
• 27 3/6 minutes 
• 12/24 minutes 
• 27 1/2 minutes

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

I have 8 7/9 of cookies. I have 4 friends. I want to share the cookies with each of my friends equally. How much will each friend get?

• 79/36

• 3 11/36

• 356/9

• 3 1/3

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

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

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.4

CCSS.5.NF.B.6