Dividing Whole Numbers and Fractions Word Problems

A family of 6 is making ice cream sundaes for desert. They have 1/2 of a gallon of ice cream to split equally among them. How much of a gallon will each person recieve?

• 1/12 gallon

• 6 gallons

• 1/6 gallon

• 12 gallons

How much trail mix will each person get if 4 people share 1/2 pound of trail mix equally?

• 1/8 pound

• 1/6 pound

• 6 pounds

• 8 pounds

How many 1/4 cup servings are in 5 cups of yogurt?

• 20

• 16

• 1/20

• 9

How many 1/3 cup servings of punch can you serve if you have 12 cups of punch?

• 36

• 4

• 1/36

• 24

Luke bought a 5-pound bag of apples. If each apple weighs 1/3 of a pound, how many apples did Luke buy?

• 15

• 8

• 1/15

• 1/8

Quinton uses 1/2 gallon of soil to fill each flower pot in his garden. If Quinton bought a 5-gallon bag of soil, how many flower pots can he fill?

• 8

• 12

• 15

• 10

Julie bought 7 yards of fabric to make kites. If each kite requires 1/2 yard of fabric, how many kites can Julie make?

• 12

• 10

• 14

• 16

Savannah has 1/2 pound of pumpkin seeds. If she divides the seeds equally into 4 bags, what fraction of a pound of seeds is in each bag?

• 1/8

• 1/10

• 1/6

• 1/4

At the zoo, there are 5 parrots. The zookeeper has 1/3 bag of seeds to feed the parrots. If each parrot gets the same amount, what fraction of the bag of seeds does each parrot get?

• 1/20

• 1/10

• 1/5

• 1/15

Corinne, Cameron, and Cora equally share 1/4 gallon of lemonade. What fraction of a gallon of lemonade does each girl get?

• 3

• 1/12

• 12

• 1/3