Dividing Fractions

Martha had 2/3 pound of flower petals to spread equally in 4 square yards.  How many pounds of petals did each square yard receive?

• 1/2 pound

• 1 pound

• 1/6 pound

• 2  2/3 pounds

Cinderella spent all day cleaning the castle, 1/4 of the day was spent cleaning the kitchen. She spent 1/3 of that time washing dishes.  What fraction of the day did she spend washing dishes?

• 3/4

• 1/7

• 1/12

• 1/6

Sponge Bob drives his boat to school in 6  2/5 minutes. If it takes Patrick 4  1/2 times as long to get to school, how long does it take Patrick to get to school?

• 288/10

• 28  8/10

• 28  4/5

• 64/45

If Ryan Reynolds ate 1/4 of the pizza, and there were twelve slices.  How many slices did he eat? 

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Divide the above fraction to find the quotient.

• 18

• 2

• 4

• 2/4

Divide the above fraction to find the quotient.

• 2/32

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2

1⅓ ÷ 5⅔

• 7 and 5/9

• 7

• 4/17

• ¼

6 ÷ ⅓ =

• ½

• 18

• 2

• 9

Brenda has 5/6 of a pie to divide evenly among 4 people. What fraction of a pie does each person get?

• 3/10

• 1/4

• 5/24

• 1/6

Sergio has 3/4 lb of peanuts. He divides them into 1/16-lb snack bags. How many bags does he fill?

• 4

• 12

• 13

• 20