Real-Life Fraction Division: Sharing and Simplifying

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?

• 1/2

• 1/8

• 1/4

• 1/3

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make only 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. A gardener has 5/6 of a bag of soil. If he uses it to fill 2 pots equally, how much soil will each pot receive?

• 2/5

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 5/12

4. A bottle contains 1/2 gallon of juice. If you pour it into 4 cups equally, how much juice will each cup hold?

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 1/4 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

5. Emma has 1/3 of a yard of fabric. She wants to cut it into pieces that are 1/6 of a yard each. How many pieces can she cut?

• 2

• 3

• 1

• 4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

6. A cake recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of milk. If you want to make 1/3 of the cake, how much milk do you need?

• 1/4 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/5 cup

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

7. A class has 2/5 of a box of crayons. If they want to share it equally among 5 students, how much will each student get?

• 2/25 of a box of crayons

• 1/2 of a box of crayons

• 3/10 of a box of crayons

• 1/5 of a box of crayons

8. A baker has 4/5 of a pound of flour. If he uses it to make 4 loaves of bread, how much flour does each loaf get?

• 1/4 pound

• 2/5 pound

• 3/5 pound

• 1/5 pound

9. A bottle of syrup contains 3/4 of a liter. If you pour it into 6 pancakes equally, how much syrup will each pancake get?

• 1/4 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 1/8 liter

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

10. A recipe for cookies needs 1/2 cup of butter. If you want to make 1/4 of the recipe, how much butter do you need?

• 1/2 cup of butter

• 1/8 cup of butter

• 1/4 cup of butter

• 1/3 cup of butter

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6