Dividing Fractions in Word Problems

Caroline had 1/2 of a bag of donuts. She wants to split it evenly between herself and 3 friends. How much of the bag will each friend get?

2/3 of the kids in Lucy’s class were participating in the chess tournament. Ms. Conver split the kids into 4 groups to practice. What fraction of the class would be in each group?

Bertha made 6 cups of coffee. She used 1/3 a can of creamer between all 6 of those cups. How much creamer did she put in each cup of coffee?

Carlos’ Bakery uses 3/4 a cup of flour total between three cakes. If he used the same amount in each cake, how much flour was in each cake?

Sergio has 15/4 cups of frozen yogurt. Does Sergio have enough frozen yogurt for each of his 8 friends to get 1/2 of a cup serving?

• Yes, 15/4 ÷ 2 = 15; he has enough for 8 friends to get 1/2 of a cup serving.

• Yes, 15/4 ÷ 1/2 = 15; he has enough for 8 friends to get 1/2 of a cup serving.

• No, 15/4 ÷ 2 = 15/2; he does not have enough for 8 friends to get 1/2 of a cup serving.

• No, 15/4 ÷ 1/2 = 15/2; he does not have enough for 8 friends to get 1/2 of a cup serving.

Select the correct expression: 
Katherine has 6 cups of sugar. Each batch of cookies needs 3/4 cups of sugar. How many batches of cookies can Katherine make? 

• 6 x 3/4

• 6 ÷ 3/4

• 3/4 ÷ 6

• 3/4 x 6

Multiplication or division word problem?

A famous chef uses flour to thicken his sauces. He had 3/4 of a cup of flour and he needs 1/7 of a cup for each sauce. How many sauces can he make?

• Multiplication

• Division

After Darla’s birthday party, she had 2/7 of her cake left. She split it between her 7 family members. What fraction of the cake will each person get?

Jen had 5/6 of a mile left to go in her marathon run. She stopped three times for water in the last 5/6 of a mile, at equal distances apart. At what fractions did she stop?

7 out of the 8 apples in the basket were still edible. Mom split them evenly between her four kids. What fraction of all of the apples did each of the kids get?