Solving Word Problems Involving Division of Fractions

Noah's mom gave him $40 to share with his sister for doing the chores. Noah's sister gets 3/5 of the money. How much does Noah get?

• $24

• $16

• $25

• $17

Toby and his dad are building a doghouse. They need to cut a board that is 2/3 yard long into 1/6 yard pieces. How many 1/6 yard pieces can they cut?

• 4 pieces

• 1/4 pieces

• 1/4 yards

• 4 yards

Juliana and two friends went to the movies. They shared 4/5 of a candy bar. If they share the bar equally, how much of the candy bar will each person get?

• 5/8

• 12/5

• 2    2/5

• 4/15

The Jackson family owns 1/2 acre of waterfront property. They plan to divide it into three smaller lots and sell them. What is the size, in acres, of each smaller lot?

• 1/6 acre

• 1/5 acre

• 2/3 acre

• 1 1/2 acres

How many gallons are in a full tank?

• 2 gallons

• 1/2 gallons

• 2 1/2 gallons

• 4 gallons

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

• 12
• 1/12

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

• 10 hamburgers

• 12 hamburgers

• 8 hamburgers

• 27 hamburgers

Rohan paints 1/5 the fence surrounding his house each day. How many days will it take him to paint 3/4 of the fence?

• 4/15 of a day

• 3 3/4 days

• 5 days

Lana used 1 ½ gallons to paint ¾ of a room. How much paint is needed for the whole room?

• 2 1/2 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 1 1/2 gallons