Dividing Unit Fractions Using Word Problems

Which of the following questions could be answered using the expression 3 divided by 1/3?

• How many miles will Kniah walk is she walks 1/3 mile each day for 9 days?

• How many 1/3 cup serving can be made from a 3 cup bag of granola?

• How much of a pie will each person get if 3 people share 1/3 of a pie?

• How much granola is left if 1/3 cup is taken from a 3 cup bag?

Twelve whole pizzas are eaten. Each person eats ¼ pizza. How many people eat pizza?

• 48 people 

• 16 people

• 8 people

• 3 people

Anthony divided 3/4 of a pound of butter into 6 equal parts. How much butter was in each part?

• 8 lb

• 18/4 lb

• 1/8 lb

• 1/24 lb

A 21-foot long rope is cut into 3/8-foot pieces. Which expression finds the number of pieces?

• 21 ÷ 3/8

• 21 × 3/8

• 3/8 ÷ 21

• 21 − 3/8

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

How many ¼ pound hamburgers can be made from 2 ½ pounds of ground beef?

• 10 hamburgers

• 12 hamburgers

• 8 hamburgers

• 27 hamburgers

Ali is cutting 3/8 in. cookie dough slices from a 10 ½ in. long roll. How many does she get?

• 28 slices

• 12 slices

• 32 slices

• 18 slices

I made 4 pizzas and think that ½ a pizza will feed one person. How many servings are there?

• 6 servings

• 10 servings

• 8 servings

• 7 servings

A pet store had five dogs to feed.  If they only had one-fourth of a bag of dog food and each dog got the same amount, what fraction of the bag would each dog get?

• 20

• 1/20

• 16

Francois, Ruben, Eric and Quvaon want to share 1/2 of a large pizza equally. How much of a whole pizza will each boy eat?

• 4

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 4 1/2