Solving Word Problems: Dividing Whole Numbers by Fractions

If you have 12 apples and want to share them equally among 1/4 of a group, how many apples does each person get?

• 12 apples

• 3 apples

• 6 apples

• 0 apples

A baker made 15 cookies and wants to pack them into boxes that hold 1/3 of a cookie. How many boxes can he fill?

• 45

• 60

• 15

• 30

There are 20 students in a class, and each student needs 1/5 of a pizza for lunch. How many pizzas do they need in total?

• 2 pizzas

• 3 pizzas

• 4 pizzas

• 5 pizzas

A gardener has 18 flowers and wants to plant them in rows with 1/6 of a flower in each row. How many rows can he plant?

• 108

• 72

• 54

• 36

If a teacher has 24 pencils and gives each student 1/8 of a pencil, how many students can receive pencils?

• 48

• 192

• 96

• 144

A recipe calls for 10 cups of flour, but you only want to use 1/2 cup per batch. How many batches can you make?

• 20 batches

• 5 batches

• 15 batches

• 25 batches

If a library has 40 books and each shelf can hold 1/5 of a book, how many shelves are needed?

• 100

• 50

• 80

• 200

If a chef has 36 ounces of cheese and uses 1/3 ounce for each dish, how many dishes can he prepare?

• 108

• 72

• 90

• 54