Dividing Rational Word Problems

A cookie factory uses 3/8 of a barrel of oatmeal in each batch of cookies. The factory used 1 1/2 barrels of oatmeal yesterday. How many batches of cookies did the factory make?

• 9 batches

• 4 batches

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

A railroad construction crew can lay 1 1/4 mile of track in one day. At that rate, how many days will it take to lay 10 miles of track?

• 8 days

• 12 1/2 days

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

Charlotte collected 3 3/5 pounds of newspaper for the recycling drive. Anthony collected 7 times as much newspaper as Charlotte. How many pounds of newspaper did Anthony collect?

• 17 lbs

• 25 1/5 lbs

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Rita had $300. She spent 1/3 of her money on notebooks and 1/4 of the remainder on stationery items. How much money is left with her?

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CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A restaurant chef made 6 3/4 jars of pasta sauce. Each serving of pasta requires 3/4 of a jar of sauce. How many servings of pasta will the chef be able to prepare using the sauce?

• 9 servings

• 5 servings

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Hungry Henry ate 3/5 of the 8 dishes of lasagna. How many dishes of lasagna did he eat?

• 4 4/5 dishes

• 13 

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Sara has 3/4 of a pizza and she wants to share it equally among 5 friends. How much pizza will each friend get?

• Each friend will get 3/4 ÷ 5 = 3/20 of a pizza.

• Each friend will get 3/4 ÷ 5 = 3/10 of a pizza.

• Each friend will get 3/4 ÷ 5 = 3/25 of a pizza.

• Each friend will get 3/4 ÷ 5 = 3/15 of a pizza.

If 2/3 of a cake is divided equally among 4 people, how much cake will each person get?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/6

John has 1 and 1/2 pounds of grapes. If he wants to divide them equally into 3 bags, how many pounds of grapes will be in each bag?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 2/3

If 2/3 of a bag of marbles is divided equally among 6 children, how many marbles will each child get if there are 36 marbles in total?

• 10

• 8

• 6

• 4