Dividing Fraction Word Problems

Five friends want to split 3/4 pounds of candy equally amongst themselves. How many pounds of candy will each friend get?

What is  $$3\div\frac{1}{4}$$ ?  

Which shows how I would solve it?

Mr. Rodriguez has $$\frac{1}{8}$$   a ton of mulch to be divided evenly among 6 garden boxes. How much mulch will each garden box get?

I have a 6 foot-long piece of wood that I want to cut to build picture frames. If each piece is going to be $$\frac{1}{4}$$   foot long, how many pieces will I be able to cut?

5 friends are sharing $$\frac{1}{3}$$ left of a brownie. How much will each friend get of the brownie?

The equation to solve this would be :​ ​

I have 6 cups of sugar. Each recipe calls for 1/5 of a cup of sugar for 1 batch of cookies. How many batches of cookies can I make?

The equation to solve this would be :​ ​

What is  $$\frac{1}{8}\div2$$ ?  

Which shows how I would solve it?

I have a ribbon that is 7 inches long. I want to cut it into pieces that are 1/2 an inch each. How many pieces can I cut.

The family of 4 want to eat the leftover pizza for lunch. If there is 1/3 of the pizza leftover how much will each person get to eat?

There is $$\frac{1}{2}$$ of the brownie left to share with 3 friends. How much of the brownie will each person get?