Fraction Division Word Problems for 5th Graders

If you have 3/4 of a pizza and you want to share it equally among 1/2 of your friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/8

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 1/2

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?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/6 cup

You have 5/6 of a yard of fabric. If you use 1/3 of it to make a pillow, how much fabric do you have left?

• 2/3 yard

• 5/9 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 3/4 yard

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

• 4 miles

• 2 miles

• 1 mile

• 3 miles

If a chocolate bar is divided into 3/5 pieces and you eat 1/2 of those pieces, how many pieces did you eat?

• 2/5

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 3/10

You have 2/5 of a gallon of paint. If you use 1/5 of it to paint a fence, how much paint do you have left?

• 3/5 of a gallon

• 1/2 of a gallon

• 2/5 of a gallon

• 1/5 of a gallon

A baker uses 3/4 of a cup of flour for one batch of cookies. How much flour is needed for 1/3 of a batch?

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

If a garden is 1/2 acre and you want to plant flowers in 1/4 of that area, how many acres will be used for flowers?

• 1/2 acre

• 1/4 acre

• 1/8 acre

• 3/8 acre

You have 7/8 of a chocolate cake. If you give 1/4 of it to your friend, how much cake do you have left?

• 5/8

• 21/32

• 3/4

• 1/2

A bottle holds 1/3 of a gallon of juice. If you pour out 1/6 of a gallon, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/6 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon