Dividing Fractions: Fun Word Problems for Grade 5

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?

• 2/4

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

2. A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make only half of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 1 1/4 cups

• 3 cups

3. A car travels 5 1/2 miles on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 22 miles

• 15 miles

• 30 miles

• 10 miles

4. If a chocolate bar is divided into 2/3 pieces and you eat 1/4 of it, how much of the chocolate bar is left?

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 1/4

5. A gardener has 7/8 of a yard of soil. If he uses 1/2 of it for planting flowers, how much soil does he have left?

• 3/8 of a yard

• 7/16 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

• 5/8 of a yard

6. A container holds 1 1/2 liters of juice. If you pour out 2/3 of a liter, how much juice remains in the container?

• 1 liter

• 1 1/4 liters

• 3/4 liters

• 5/6 liters

7. A recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of sugar. If you want to make 2 batches, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 1 and 1/5 cups

• 1 cup

• 3/5 cup

• 2 cups

8. A box contains 4 1/4 pounds of apples. If you divide the apples equally into 5 bags, how much does each bag contain?

• 0.75 pounds

• 1.25 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 0.85 pounds

9. If a piece of ribbon is 5 3/4 yards long and you cut it into pieces that are 1/2 yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 9

• 10

• 11

• 12

10. A bottle holds 2 1/3 gallons of water. If you pour out 1/3 gallon, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 1 2/3 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 2 1/2 gallons

• 1 gallon