Dividing Unit Fractions by Whole Numbers Word Problems

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

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
• 1/2 hour

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
• 1/2
• 1/4
• 1/6

In my Halloween candy, I have 1/4 of it has coconut.  I don't like coconut, so I split that 1/4 between my 4 brothers.  How much does each brother get?

• 1/16
• 1/2
• 1/4
• 1/8

Two friends share 1/2 of a pineapple equally. What fraction of a whole pineapple does each friend get?

• 4
• 1/4
• 8
• 1/8

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

• 36
• 1/5
• 1/32
• 1/36

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
• 1/2
• 1/15
• 1/18

There is 1/3 of a pan of brownies left.  Four children are going to share it equally.  What fraction of the whole pan of brownies will each child get?

• 7
• 1/12
• 1/7
• 12

Steven has 1/3 of a package of biscuit mix left. He will use equal parts of the leftover mix to make three batches of biscuits. What fraction of the original package will he use for each batch? 

• 1/9
• 1/6
• 1/2
• 2/3

Tina has 1/2 quart of iced tea. She pours the same amount into each of 3 glasses. How much of the quart of tea will be in each glass?

• 1/3
• 3
• 6
• 1/6