Fraction Division Word Problems for 5th Graders

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. If she wants to share it equally among 3 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/4

• 2/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

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?

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

3. A ribbon is 5/6 of a yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/2 yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 4

• 3

• 1

• 2

4. Tom drank 1/2 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to pour it into cups that hold 1/4 gallon each, how many cups can he fill?

• 3

• 1

• 4

• 2

5. A car can travel 3/5 of a mile on 1/10 of a gallon of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 8 miles

• 4 miles

• 10 miles

• 6 miles

6. Lisa has 2/3 of a yard of fabric. If she uses 1/4 of it to make a headband, how much fabric does she have left?

• 1/2 yard

• 2/3 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 3/4 yard

7. A cake recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 1/3 of the cake, how much flour do you need?

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

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

• 3/8 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

9. A gardener has 5/8 of a bag of soil. If he uses 1/2 of the bag for planting, how much soil does he have left?

• 1/4

• 5/16

• 3/8

• 7/16

10. If a chocolate bar is divided into 1/3 pieces and you eat 2 pieces, what fraction of the chocolate bar do you have left?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/3