Divide Fraction Word Problems

After a party, Patrick had 4 cupcakes left over.  he wanted to split them between himself and his 2 sisters.  How much cupcake will each of them get?

• Cupcake

• cupcakes

• 1  1/3 cupcakes

• 3/4  cupcakes

A scientist has a bottle that is 5/6 full of solution.  He uses 2/5 of the solution in the bottle for an experiment.  How much of a full bottle of solution does he use?

• 1/3 of a bottle

• 1/2 of a bottle

• 14/30 of a bottle

• 1/5 of a bottle

Patty wants to run 5/6 of a mile every day for 5 days. John wants to run 3/4 of a mile every day for 6 days. Who will run the greater distance?

• Patty 

• John

You have 30 subs.  Each person can eat 1/3 of the sub.  How many people can eat?

• 1

• 10

• 27

• 90

A dog's food bowl holds 2 cups of dog food.  Pete uses a scoop that holds 1/3 of a cup of dog food.  How many scoops will it take for Pete to fill the dog bowl?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Layla has 4 pounds of bird seed. Each day she feeds the robins ⅙ pound of seeds. For how many days can she feed the robins?

• 1/24 days

• 4/6 days

• 24 days

• 16 days

Julissa was allowed to spend 3/4 of her allowance at the mall. Of that money, she spent 1/2 of it on a purse. What part of her allowance did she spend on a purse?

• 3/8

• 6/4

• 1/2

• 3/2

A recipe calls for ¹/₄ cup of sugar. How many batches can be made from a 5 pound bag of sugar?

• 1/20 batches

• 20 batches

• 1 1/4 batches

• 5/20 batches

Bailey has 1/3 yard of ribbon to make bows. If she is able to make 6 bows, what is the length of ribbon needed to make each bow?

• 18 yds.

• 2 yds.

• 1/18 yd.

• 6/18 yd.

A recipe calls for 2/5 of a pound of chicken for each person. If there are 8 people to be fed, how many pounds of chicken are required?

• 1/5 pound

• 3 1/5 pounds

• 2 2/5 pounds

• 20 pounds