Whole Number Divided by a Fraction Word Problems

Samantha has 8 candies. She wants to share them equally among 1/4 of her friends. How many candies will each friend get?

• 32

• 16

• 2

• 4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A bakery sold 12 loaves of bread. If each loaf is cut into 1/3 pieces, how many pieces of bread were sold in total?

• 15

• 10

• 24

• 36

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

If 15 students need to be divided into groups of 1/5 for a project, how many groups will there be?

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 75

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A farmer has 18 acres of land. He wants to divide it into 1/6 parts for different crops. How many acres will each part be?

• 12 acres

• 9 acres

• 6 acres

• 3 acres

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

There are 24 pencils to be distributed among 1/8 of the students. How many pencils will each student get?

• 6

• 192

• 48

• 12

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A chef used 20 cups of flour to make pancakes. If each pancake requires 1/10 cup of flour, how many pancakes did the chef make?

• 200

• 150

• 50

• 100

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

If 30 books are to be divided equally among 1/3 of the shelves, how many books will be on each shelf?

• 45

• 90

• 10

• 25

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A factory produced 40 toys. If each toy is packed in 1/4 of a box, how many boxes will be needed in total?

• 20

• 80

• 160

• 120

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A teacher has 25 markers to distribute among 1/5 of the students. How many markers will each student receive?

• 3

• 7

• 5

• 10

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

If 36 cookies are to be shared equally among 1/6 of the children, how many cookies will each child get?

• 10

• 4

• 6

• 8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C