Dividing Mixed Numbers and Fractions in Real Life

1. Sarah has 3 1/2 pizzas and wants to share them equally among 5 friends. How much pizza will each friend get?

• 7/10

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/5

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar, but Maria only wants to make 1/4 of the recipe. How much sugar does she need?

• 2/3 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

3. If a car travels 1 1/2 miles on 1/3 of a gallon of gas, how many miles can it travel on 1 gallon?

• 6 miles

• 3 miles

• 5 miles

• 4.5 miles

4. A gardener has 4 3/4 yards of soil and uses 1/2 yard for each plant. How many plants can she plant?

• 9

• 8

• 10

• 7

5. Tom drank 2/5 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to divide the remaining juice equally into 3 cups, how much juice will be in each cup?

• 1/5 of a gallon

• 2/3 of a gallon

• 3/5 of a gallon

• 1/4 of a gallon

6. A baker made 5 1/2 dozen cookies and wants to pack them into boxes of 3 cookies each. How many boxes can he fill?

• 20

• 22

• 24

• 18

7. Lisa has 7/8 of a yard of fabric and wants to cut it into pieces that are 1/4 yard long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 5

• 2

• 3

• 4

8. A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour, but John only has 1/2 cup. If he wants to make 1/3 of the recipe, how much more flour does he need?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1 cup

• 0 cups

9. A water tank holds 2 1/2 gallons. If 1/5 of the tank is filled, how much water is in the tank?

• 1/2 gallon

• 1 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

10. If a chocolate bar is divided into 3/4 pieces and each piece weighs 1/2 ounce, how much does the entire chocolate bar weigh?

• 1/4 ounces

• 1 ounce

• 3/8 ounces

• 2 ounces