Fun with Dividing Unit Fractions in Word Problems

If you have 1/4 of a pizza and you want to share it with 2 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/4

• 1/6

• 1/8

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 1/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches of cookies, how much sugar do you need for each batch?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/9 cup

You have 1/6 of a chocolate bar. If you divide it among 3 people, how much chocolate will each person receive?

• 1/6

• 1/9

• 1/18

• 1/12

There is 1/2 of a gallon of juice. If you pour it into 4 cups, how much juice will each cup have?

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/16 gallon

• 1/8 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

A gardener has 1/5 of a bag of soil. If he uses it to fill 5 pots, how much soil will each pot get?

• 1/5

• 1/25

• 1/10

• 1/20

You have 1/8 of a cake. If you want to share it with 4 friends, how much cake will each friend get?

• 1/16

• 1/4

• 1/32

• 1/8

A teacher has 1/10 of a yard of ribbon. If she cuts it into 5 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

• 1/50 yard

• 1/25 yard

• 1/20 yard

• 1/10 yard

If you have 1/3 of a liter of milk and you want to pour it into 3 glasses, how much milk will each glass contain?

• 1/6 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 1/9 liter

• 1/2 liter

A baker has 1/2 of a pound of flour. If he uses it to make 2 loaves of bread, how much flour will each loaf use?

• 1/2 pound

• 3/4 pound

• 1/4 pound

• 1/3 pound

You have 1/4 of a yard of fabric. If you want to cut it into 2 equal pieces, how much fabric will each piece be?

• 1/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 3/8 yard

• 1/8 yard