Real-Life Fraction Division Challenges for Grade 6

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make only 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 3/8 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

You have 2/3 of a pizza left. If you want to share it equally among 4 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/6

• 1/4

A car travels 1/2 mile on 1/4 gallon of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

• 1 mile

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

A garden is divided into 3/5 of its area for vegetables. If the total area of the garden is 2 acres, how much area is used for vegetables?

• 1.2 acres

• 1.5 acres

• 1 acre

• 0.8 acres

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

You have 5/6 of a yard of fabric. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/3 yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/8 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A recipe requires 2/3 cup of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how much flour do you need in total?

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

• 4/3 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

You have 7/8 of a chocolate bar. If you eat 1/2 of what you have, how much of the chocolate bar is left?

• 5/8

• 7/16

• 3/8

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

A tank can hold 3/4 gallon of water. If you fill it with 1/3 gallon, how much more water do you need to fill the tank?

• 5/12 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A baker uses 1/2 of a bag of flour for one batch of cookies. If the bag contains 2 1/2 bags of flour, how many batches of cookies can the baker make?

• 12

• 10

• 8

• 6

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1