Dividing Unit Fractions Story Problems

A pet store had 4 cats to feed. If they only had one-sixth of a bag of cat food and each cat got the same amount, how much of the bag would each cat get?

• 1/24 of the bag

• 24 bags

• 1/12 of the bag

• 6 bags

Aubrey has 3 1/4 cakes. Each person will receive 1/9 of a cake. Exactly how many people can she serve?

Nolan has 1/2 a pan of brownies that he wants to give to his 3 friends to share. How many pans of brownies will each friend get?

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 6

• 2

• There were 1/3 cups of trail mix left. The trail mix needed to feed 7 kids

• There were 7 cups of trail mix. Each cup will be divided into 1/3 cup to feed the kids.

• There were 3 cups of trail mix left. The trail mix needed to feed 7 kids

• There were 7 cups of trail mix. 1/3 of the 7 cups was given to the kids

Kamari completed his math homework in 1/3 of an hour.

He had to complete 4 math problems.

He spent an equal amount of time on each problem.

How much of an hour did Kamari spend on each problem?

• 1/12

• 1/7

• 3/4

• 12

Isaiah wants to run 4 miles.  The track surrounding the field where he plays football is 1/5 mile long.  What equation could be used to find the number of laps, L, which Isaiah will need to run?

• 1/5 ÷ 4 = L

• 1/5 × 4 = L

• 4 × 1/5 = L

• 4 ÷ 1/5 = L

Mrs. Nelson has 2 cups of muffin batter. She uses ¹/₄ cup of batter for each muffin. How many muffins can Mrs. Nelson make with the batter?

• ¹/₂

• 8

• 6

• 4

Which problem does this model represents?

Kevin divides 3 pieces of paper into fourths. How many fourths does he have?

What expression would match the story problem?

• ¹/₄ ÷ 3

• 3 ÷ ¹/₄

• ¹/₄ x 3

Jack ordered four pizzas for a birthday party. The pizzas were cut in eighths. How many slices were there? Which equations correctly solve the problem?

• 4 ÷ ¹/₈ = 32 slices

• ¹/₈ ÷ 4 = 1/32 slices

• 4 ÷ ¹/₈ = 28 slices

• 4 x 8 = 32 slices