Fraction Division: Fun Challenges for 6th 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?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/3

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

• 1/6 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

3. If a car travels 1/2 mile in 1/4 hour, how many miles can it travel in 1 hour?

• 2 miles

• 1 mile

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

4. A gardener has 5/6 of a bag of soil. If he uses 1/3 of the bag for planting, how much soil does he have left?

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 5/9

• 1/2

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

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

6. If a piece of ribbon is 3/5 yard long and you cut it into 3 equal pieces, how long is each piece?

• 1/5 yard

• 2/5 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/3 yard

7. A recipe requires 1/2 cup of milk. If you only have 1/4 cup, how many times do you need to fill the 1/4 cup to have enough milk?

• 1

• 3

• 4

• 2

8. A tank can hold 2/3 of a gallon of water. If you fill it with 1/6 gallon, how much more water do you need to fill the tank?

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/3 gallon

9. If a box contains 3/4 of a dozen eggs, how many eggs are there in total?

• 9

• 15

• 12

• 6

10. A baker uses 1/3 of a cup of flour for each cookie. If she wants to make 12 cookies, how many cups of flour does she need?

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 5 cups

• 4 cups