Dividing Mixed Numbers: Fun Word Problems for 5th Graders

1. Sarah has 3 1/2 yards of fabric. She wants to divide it into pieces that are each 1/2 yard long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 7

• 5

• 8

• 6

2. A recipe requires 2 3/4 cups of flour. If you want to make only 1/2 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1 1/2 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 3/8 cups

• 3 cups

3. A baker made 5 1/2 dozen cookies. If he packs them into boxes of 1 1/4 dozen each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 3

4. Tom has 4 3/4 liters of juice. He wants to pour it equally into 3 bottles. How much juice will be in each bottle?

• 2 1/4 liters

• 1 7/12 liters

• 3 liters

• 1 1/2 liters

5. A gardener has 6 1/2 feet of rope. He uses 2 1/2 feet to tie up plants. How much rope does he have left?

• 5 feet

• 3 feet

• 2 feet

• 4 feet

6. A class of 24 students is going on a field trip. If they are divided into groups of 3, how many groups will there be?

• 8

• 10

• 6

• 12

7. Emily has 7 1/2 pounds of apples. She wants to share them equally among 5 friends. How many pounds of apples will each friend get?

• 2 pounds

• 1 1/2 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 1 pound

8. A car can travel 3 1/2 miles on 1 gallon of gas. How many gallons of gas are needed to travel 14 miles?

• 4 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 6 gallons

• 2 gallons

9. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 1/2 slices, how many slices are left?

• 6 slices

• 3 slices

• 5 slices

• 4.5 slices

10. A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 3 cups

• 5 cups

• 4 1/2 cups

• 6 cups