Mastering Fraction Division in Word Problems for Grade 6

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?

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

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

• 2/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with tomatoes. If 1/4 of that area is harvested, what fraction of the total garden area is harvested?

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 1/8

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

4. John drank 5/6 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?

• 1/12 gallon

• 1/9 gallon

• 1/6 gallon

• 1/18 gallon

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

5. A fabric roll is 3/5 of a yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are 1/10 of a yard each, how many pieces can you cut?

• 4

• 8

• 10

• 6

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

6. Lisa has 2/3 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/4 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1/3 yard

• 1/4 yard

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

7. 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

• 1 mile

• 2 miles

• 2.5 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

8. A recipe requires 1/2 cup of flour. If you want to make 1/3 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

9. A chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces. If you eat 3/4 of the bar, how many pieces are left?

• 4 pieces

• 3 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 1 piece

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

10. A tank is filled with 2/5 of its capacity. If 1/2 of that amount is used, what fraction of the tank's capacity is still filled?

• 1/5

• 3/10

• 2/5

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6