Dividing Fractions Word Problems

A 21-foot long rope is cut into 3/8-foot pieces. Which expression finds the number of pieces?

• 21 ÷ 3/8
• 21 × 3/8
• 3/8 ÷ 21
• 21 − 3/8

Mailina is making cupcakes for her classmates. She puts  $\frac{1}{4}$  ounce of sprinkles on each cupcake and she has 14 ounces of sprinkles. How many cupcakes can she make using the sprinkles she has?

• 3 $\frac{1}{2}$

• 5 $\frac{3}{4}$

• $\frac{1}{56}$

• 56

How many ¼ pound hamburgers can be made from 2 ½ pounds of ground beef?

• 10 hamburgers

• 12 hamburgers

• 8 hamburgers

• 27 hamburgers

There are 2 cups of chocolate chips in a bag. If the serving is  $\frac{1}{3}$   of a cup, how many servings are there in a bag?

• $\frac{1}{6}$ serving

• 6 servings

Corey had  $\frac{1}{4}$   of a yard of fabric. He cuts the fabric into 5 equal pieces. How long is each piece of fabric?

• 20 yd.

•  $\frac{1}{20}$   yd.

Kiely is making bracelets for her friends. Kiely needs  $\frac{1}{3}$ foot of string for every bracelet.  She has 9  $\frac{1}{3}$  feet of string. How many bracelets can Kiely make? 

• 27 bracelets

•  $\frac{1}{27}$   bracelets 

• 28 bracelets

•  $\frac{1}{28}$  bracelets