Dividing Unit Fractions: Fun Real-Life Word Problems

If you have 1/4 of a pizza and you want to share it equally with 2 friends, how much pizza will each person get?

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 1/12

• 1/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A recipe calls for 1/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/6 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

You have 1/2 of a chocolate bar. If you divide it into 4 equal pieces, how much chocolate will each piece be?

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A bottle contains 1/5 liter of juice. If you pour out 1/2 of it, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/5 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 3/10 liter

• 1/10 liter

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

You read 1/6 of a book in one day. If you read that same amount for 3 days, how much of the book have you read in total?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4A

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

If a ribbon is 1/8 meter long and you cut it into 4 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

• 1/16 meter

• 1/32 meter

• 1/4 meter

• 1/8 meter

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

You have 1/3 of a yard of fabric. If you use 1/2 of it for a project, how much fabric do you have left?

• 1/2 of a yard

• 2/3 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

• 1/6 of a yard

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A cake is cut into 1/10 pieces. If you eat 3 pieces, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 7/10

• 1/10

• 9/10

• 3/10

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3A

If you have 1/2 of a gallon of milk and you pour out 1/4 of it, how much milk do you have left?

• 3/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/8 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

You have 1/2 of a chocolate bar and you want to share it with 3 friends. How much chocolate will each person get?

• 1/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C