Dividing Fractions: Word Problems with Common Denominators

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She wants to share it equally among 3 friends. How much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/2

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make only half of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. A ribbon is 5/6 yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are 1/2 yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 4

• 1

• 2

• 3

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

4. Tom drank 2/5 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to divide the remaining juice equally into 3 cups, how much juice will be in each cup?

• 1/4 of a gallon

• 1/5 of a gallon

• 2/3 of a gallon

• 3/5 of a gallon

5. A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1/8 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 6 miles

• 7 miles

• 5 miles

• 4 miles

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

6. Lisa has 1/2 of a chocolate bar. She wants to share it with 4 friends. How much of the chocolate bar will each friend receive?

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/2

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

7. A garden is 2/3 of an acre. If you want to divide it into plots that are 1/6 of an acre each, how many plots can you create?

• 2

• 6

• 4

• 3

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

8. A bottle contains 3/5 of a liter of water. If you pour out 1/5 of a liter, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 3/5 of a liter

• 1/2 of a liter

• 1/5 of a liter

• 2/5 of a liter

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CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

9. A cake recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you only want to make 1/3 of the cake, how much flour do you need?

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

10. A box holds 2/3 of a gallon of paint. If you use 1/4 of a gallon for a project, how much paint is left in the box?

• 5/12 of a gallon

• 2/3 of a gallon

• 3/4 of a gallon

• 1/2 of a gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2