Mastering Fraction Division: Fun Word Problems for 5th Graders

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

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/4

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 4 batches of the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need in total?

• 4 cups

• 1 1/3 cups

• 3 cups

• 2 2/3 cups

3. Tom has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/2 of it to make a shirt. How much fabric does he have left?

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 5/12

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

• 2 miles

• 1 mile

• 3 miles

• 4 miles

5. Lisa drank 3/5 of a bottle of juice. If the bottle holds 2 liters, how much juice did she drink?

• 2.5 liters

• 1.2 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 1 liter

6. A baker made 3/8 of a cake and sold it to 4 customers. How much cake did each customer receive?

• 3/32

• 1/8

• 1/16

• 1/4

7. A gardener has 2/3 of a bag of soil. If he uses 1/3 of the bag for planting flowers, how much soil is left?

• 4/9 of a bag

• 2/3 of a bag

• 5/9 of a bag

• 1/2 of a bag

8. A recipe requires 1/2 cup of oil. If you want to make 3 times the recipe, how many cups of oil do you need?

• 3 cups

• 1 cup

• 1.5 cups

• 2 cups

9. A chocolate bar is divided into 5 equal pieces. If you eat 2/5 of the bar, how much of the bar is left?

• 3/5 of the bar is left.

• 1/5 of the bar is left.

• 4/5 of the bar is left.

• 2/5 of the bar is left.

10. A bottle contains 1/2 liter of water. If you pour it into 3 cups equally, how much water will each cup get?

• 1/4 liter

• 1/3 liter

• 1/6 liter

• 1/2 liter