Dividing Fractions Using Word Problems

Cody made 1/2 of a quart of hot chocolate. Each mug holds 1/8 of a quart. How many mugs will Cody be able to fill?

Deion cut 6 shelves of equal length using 3/4 of a yard of wood. How long was each shelf?

Jon has 3/5 of a pound of bird seed. That is 1/3 of what he needs to fill his bird feeder. How many pounds does he need?

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?

Grandma made a buko pie. Josh and his brother Joe finished 4/5 of it. Then, three friends came over and shared the leftover pie. How much of the pie did each friend eat?

• 1/12

• 1/13

• 1/14

• 1/15

Shae divided 1/2 of a gallon of ketchup equally into 4 smaller bottles to put on the tables in her hamburger restaurant. How much ketchup did she put in each bottle?

• 1/4 gallon

• 8 gallons

• 1/8 gallon

• 1/16 gallon

Bertha made 6 cups of coffee. She used 1/3 a can of creamer between all 6 of those cups. How much creamer did she put in each cup of coffee?

Jessie had 9/11 of a jar of sprinkles left. He split them evenly between his 12 cupcakes. How much of the jar did he put on each cupcake?

A bag contains 22 1/2 cups of flour. A recipe for pancakes uses 1 1/ 4 cups of flour. How many batches of pancakes can be made with one bag of flour?

• 15

• 27

• 10

• 18

Patrick is making a kite for a science fair project. He must cut 1/4 inch pieces out of a 8 inch piece of plastic. How many 1/4 inch pieces can he cut out in total?

• 16 pieces

• 1/32 piece

• 32 pieces

• 1/16 piece