Dividing Fractions: Fun Word Problems for Grade 6

A recipe requires \(\frac{3}{4}\) cup of sugar. If you want to make \(\frac{1}{2}\) of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• rac{1}{2} cup of sugar

• \frac{3}{8} cup of sugar

• rac{1}{4} cup of sugar

• rac{3}{2} cup of sugar

A car travels \(\frac{5}{6}\) of a mile in \(\frac{1}{3}\) of an hour. What is the car's speed in miles per hour?

• 2.5 miles per hour

• 3 miles per hour

• 4 miles per hour

• 1.5 miles per hour

A gardener has \(\frac{2}{3}\) of a bag of soil. If he uses \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the bag for a plant, how much soil does he have left?

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

A chocolate bar is divided into \(\frac{5}{8}\) of its total size. If you eat \(\frac{1}{2}\) of that portion, what fraction of the whole chocolate bar have you eaten?

• 3/8

• 1/4

• 7/16

• 5/16

A painter can finish \(\frac{3}{5}\) of a wall in \(\frac{2}{3}\) of an hour. How long will it take him to finish the entire wall?

• 1 hour

• 10/9 hours

• 5/3 hours

• 2 hours

A recipe calls for \(\frac{2}{3}\) cup of flour. If you want to make \(\frac{3}{4}\) of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1 cup

• \frac{1}{2} cup

• rac{3}{4} cup

• rac{2}{3} cup

A baker has \(\frac{7}{8}\) of a pound of butter. If he uses \(\frac{1}{2}\) of it for a cake, how much butter remains?

• \frac{7}{16}

• rac{5}{8}

• rac{3}{8}

• 1 pound

A student reads \(\frac{3}{4}\) of a book in \(\frac{2}{5}\) of a week. How much of the book does he read in one week?

• 2.0

• 2.25

• 1.5

• 1.875

A recipe requires \(\frac{1}{2}\) cup of milk. If you want to make \(\frac{2}{3}\) of the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• \frac{1}{3} cup

• rac{3}{4} cup

• rac{1}{4} cup

• rac{1}{2} cup

A cyclist travels \(\frac{3}{5}\) of a mile in \(\frac{1}{4}\) of an hour. What is the cyclist's speed in miles per hour?

• 1.5 miles per hour

• 3 miles per hour

• 4 miles per hour

• 2.4 miles per hour