Dividing Fractions

A pet store had 9 cats to feed. If they only had 1/4 of a bag of cat food and each cat got the same amount, what fraction of the bag would each cat get? 

• 36

• 1/36

• 1/5

• 1/32

Billy, Jean, and Sarah have 1/6 of a mile to run in a race.  They are each going to run equal parts.  How much is each friend going to run?

• 1/6 mile

• 1/18 mile

• 1/2 mile

• 1 mile

Jemma made 5 cups of pancake batter. She uses a scoop measuring 1/3 cup to pour batter onto the skillet to make pancakes. How many pancakes can Jemma make? 

• 5 pancakes

• 1/5 pancakes

• 1/15 pancakes

• 15 pancakes

I have 1/2 of an hour to do 3 chores.  How much time can I spend on each chore?

• 1/5 hour

• 1/2 hour

• 1/6 hour

• 1/8 hour

Which expression is represented by the model?

• 2 ÷ 1/3

• 1/3 ÷ 2

• 2 ÷ 3

• 2 ÷ 1/6

In Owen's truck collection, 1/4 of the trucks are blue.  He is splitting that part with his brother. How much of the trucks does Blake get?

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 1/6

• 1/2

A sub shop sold sandwiches that were one-fifth of a foot long. If you were to cut the sandwich into three equal pieces, what fraction of a foot would each piece be?

• 1/8

• 1/5

• 1/18

• 1/15

Elsa has a plank of wood that is 3 feet long. She cuts it into pieces that are ¼ foot long. How many pieces does she cut?

• 12

• 1/7

• 1/12

• 7

Which expression is represented by the model?

• 1/4 ÷ 3

• 3 ÷ 1/4

• 1/3 ÷ 4

• 4 ÷ 1/3