Solving Problems Involving Division of Fractions

Grace and Ava are solving a division problem involving fractions. The problem is : 5/9  3/7. Ava got 1 3/8 as her answer and Grace got 1 8/27. Who got the correct answer?

• Grace

• Ava

• Neither

• Both

Noah's mom gave him $40 to share with his sister for doing the chores. Noah's sister gets 3/5 of the money. How much does Noah get?

• $24

• $16

• $25

• $17

Toby and his dad are building a doghouse. They need to cut a board that is 2/3 yard long into 1/6 yard pieces. How many 1/6 yard pieces can they cut?

• 4 pieces

• 1/4 pieces

• 1/4 yards

• 4 yards

Efren's Diner uses 6 bags of coffee every day. How long will 1/5 of a bag of coffee last? 

• 1/3 of a day

• 1/2 of a day

• 1/6 of a day

• 1/30 of a day

The Jackson family owns 1/2 acre of waterfront property. They plan to divide it into three smaller lots and sell them. What is the size, in acres, of each smaller lot?

• 1/6 acre

• 1/5 acre

• 2/3 acre

• 1 1/2 acres

Solve ⅙ ÷ ½ (Remember to simplify)

• 2/6

• 1/3

• 1/12

• 3

Solving word problems involving division by fraction: If a recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar and you want to make 2/3 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/4 cup

• 3/8 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

Choose the best answer. Put in lowest terms.

⁷/₉ ÷ ²/₃

• ¹⁴/₂₇

• ^3.5/₃

• ⁵/₉

• 1 ¹/₆

• ²¹/₁₈

11/12 divided by 1/6

• 11/2 = 5 1/2

• 24/11 = 2 3/5

• 18/11 = 1 4/5

• 11/72

7  1/2  divided by  3  3/4

• 21  2/3

• 2

• 21  1/3

• 2  1/3