Real-Life Fraction Division: Check Your Answers!

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

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/4

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar, but Maria only has 1/4 cup. How many times can she use the 1/4 cup to measure out the sugar needed for the recipe?

• 2.67

• 2

• 1.5

• 3

3. A gardener has 5/6 of a bag of soil. If he uses 1/2 of that bag for a flower bed, how much soil does he have left?

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 5/12

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

• 3 miles

• 1 mile

• 2 miles

• 4 miles

5. Tim has 2/5 of a yard of fabric. He wants to cut it into pieces that are each 1/10 of a yard. How many pieces can he cut?

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 4

6. A baker made 3/4 of a cake and wants to divide it into 6 equal slices. How much cake will each slice be?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/8

• 1/6

7. A bottle contains 1/2 liter of juice. If you pour it into cups that hold 1/8 liter each, how many cups can you fill?

• 8

• 6

• 2

• 4

8. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour, but you only have 1/3 cup. How many times can you use the 1/3 cup to get close to the required amount?

• 1 time

• 2 times

• 4 times

• 3 times

9. A cyclist travels 2/3 of a mile in 1/4 hour. How many miles does he travel in 1 hour at the same speed?

• 4 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 2.67 miles

• 3.5 miles

10. A teacher has 1/2 of a pack of markers. If she gives 1/6 of the pack to each of her 3 students, how much of the pack will she have left?

• 1/4 of the pack

• 1/2 of the pack

• 1/3 of the pack

• 0