Real-Life Fraction Division: Word Problems for 4th Graders

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally with 3 friends. How much pizza will each person get?

• 1/2

• 3/16

• 1/4

• 1/8

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 of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Tom has 1/2 of a chocolate bar. He gives 1/4 of it to his sister. How much of the chocolate bar does he have left?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A garden has 5/6 of its area planted with flowers. If 1/3 of that area is roses, how much area is planted with roses?

• 2/5

• 5/18

• 3/8

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

Sarah drank 3/5 of a juice bottle. If the bottle originally held 2 liters, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1.5 liters

• 0.8 liters

• 1.2 liters

• 0.5 liters

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A cake is cut into 8 equal pieces. If 3 pieces are eaten, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 7/8

• 5/8

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

A ribbon is 7/8 of a yard long. If you cut it into 4 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

• 7/32 yards

• 1/8 yards

• 1/2 yards

• 3/4 yards

In a class, 2/5 of the students are girls. If there are 20 students in total, how many girls are there?

• 6

• 10

• 4

• 8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A bottle contains 1/2 gallon of water. If you pour out 1/4 gallon, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 1 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A chocolate bar is divided into 12 equal pieces. If you eat 1/3 of the bar, how many pieces did you eat?

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C