Division of Whole Numbers by Unit Fraction Word Problems

If 15 students need to share 3 pizzas equally, how much pizza will each student get?

• Each student will get 1/10 of a pizza.

• Each student will get 1/5 of a pizza.

• Each student will get 1/2 of a pizza.

• Each student will get 1/3 of a pizza.

If 25 students need to share 5 cakes equally, how much cake will each student get?

• 10 cakes

• 3 cakes

• 0.2 cakes

• 5 cakes

A box contains 36 pencils. If they are to be packed in boxes with 1/3 pencils in each box, how many boxes will be needed?

• 54

• 108

• 90

• 72

• 4

• 8

• 16

• 6

Danilsa has ½ cup of butter.  She pours the same amount into each of three popcorn cartons.  Which equation represents the fraction of the cup of butter, C, that is in each carton?

• 1/2 ÷ 1/3 = C

• 3 ÷ 1/2 = C

• 1/2 ÷ 3 = C

• 2 ÷ 3 = C

Jadeyn made 5 cups of pancake batter. She uses a scoop measuring 1/3 cup to pour batter onto the skillet to make pancakes. How many pancakes can Jadeyn make?

• 5 pancakes

• 1/12 pancakes

• 1/15 pancakes

• 15 pancakes

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

Coach Peters has 12 gallons of water to fill buckets for field day.  If each bucket needs ⅓ of a gallon to fill, how many buckets can he fill?

• 3/12 bucket

• 12 and ⅓ buckets

• 36 buckets

• 4 buckets

• 8

• 4/3

• 2

• 15