Real-Life Fraction Division: Word Problems for Grade 5

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

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/4

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

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

Tom has 1/2 yard of fabric. He wants to cut it into pieces that are each 1/8 yard long. How many pieces can he cut?

• 4

• 6

• 8

• 2

A bottle contains 1/3 gallon of juice. If each glass holds 1/6 gallon, how many glasses can be filled from the bottle?

• 2

• 1

• 3

• 4

Lily read 3/5 of a book. If the book has 1/4 of its pages left to read, how many pages are in the book?

• 30

• 25

• 20

• 15

A cake recipe requires 1/2 cup of milk. If you want to make 1/4 of the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/8 cup

• 3/8 cup

• 1/4 cup

Jake has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He wants to share it with 2 friends. How much chocolate will each person get?

• 5/18

• 3/4

• 1/2

• 2/3

A garden has 2/3 of its area planted with flowers. If 1/2 of that area is roses, what fraction of the garden is planted with roses?

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/3

Emma has 1/2 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/3 of it to wrap a gift. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1/3 yard

• 2/3 yard

A car can travel 3/4 of a mile on 1/2 gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 1.5 miles

• 2.5 miles

• 2 miles

• 1 mile