Fraction as Division Word Problem

Solve this problem:
Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What fraction of the students in the class are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?

• 2/9

• 1/3

• 1

• 1/4

Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Solve this problem:
Penny raked 3/5 of her yard on Saturday and 1/3 of her yard on Sunday. How much of her yard did she rake?

• 1/5

• 4/15

• 14/15

• 1 and 4/5

A dog's food bowl holds 2 cups of dog food.  Pete uses a scoop that holds 1/3 of a cup of dog food.  How many scoops will it take for Pete to fill the dog bowl?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

Solve this problem:
A farmer mows 1/5 of an acre each day.  If his property has 3 acres, how many days will it take to mow it all?

• 15

• 2 and 4/5

• 3 and 1/5

• 3/5

Snow fell in Monroe twice in one day. The town received 3/8 inch of snow in the morning and another 1/2 inch of snow in the afternoon. How many total inches of snow fell in Monroe on that day?

• 1/8

• 3/10

• 5/8

• 7/8

A recipe needs 3/4 cup of sugar. If the recipe is doubled, how much sugar is needed?

• 1

• 1 1/2

• 1  3/4 

• 2

You have three pounds of hamburger. How many 1/4 pound hamburgers can be made from this amount of meat? 

• 1  1/4

• 6

• 8

• 12

Mr. Luebke ate 2 3/4 of a pie on Monday and 1 2/5 of a pie on Friday. How much more pie was eaten on Monday than Friday? What operation will you use to answer the question?

• divide

• multiply

• add

• subtract

There are 3 Snicker Bars to be shared equally between 7 students. How much of each Snicker Bar will one person get?

• 1/7

• 3/7

• 1/21

• 3/21