Fractions Dividing Word Problems

There are 12 yards of fabric. Each pillow uses 2/3 yard. How many pillows can be made?

• 8 pillows

• 12 pillows

• 18 pillows

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

• 48 people 

• 16 people

• 8 people

• 3 people

In Maddie’s garden, 1/3 of her plants are tomatoes. Of those tomatoes, 2/5 of them are ripe. What fraction of the plants are ripe tomatoes?

• 2/8

• 3/15

• 3/8

• 2/15

Three friends shared half of a pizza equally. How much of the whole pizza pie did each friend eat?

• 1/6

• 1/5

• 3/2

• 2/3

A hiking trail is 15 miles long. There is a rest area every 3/4 of a mile. How many rest areas are there along the hiking trail?

• 10

• 20

• 25

• 30

Yasmin has 8 kittens. Yasmin feeds these kittens a total of 22 ounces of food Yasmin feeds each kitten an equal amount of food Which statement is true?

• Each kitten is fed 2 ounces of food

• Each kitten is fed 2 1/2 ounces of food

• Each kitten is fed 2 3/4 ounces of food

• Each kitten is fed 3 ounces of food.

Mrs. Callan bought a pack of 10 cookies for her 3 children to share equally. How many cookies should each child get if the cookies are shared equally between the 3 children?

• 3 cookies

• 3 1/3 cookies

• 3 1/2 cookies

• 4 cookies

How many  one-third cup servings are in 9 cups of strawberries?

• 27

• 1/27

• 36

• 1/12

A chef had 7 avocados.  How many servings of guacamole could he make if each bowl uses one-fourth of an avocado?

• 7

• 1/28

• 28

• 24

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