Real-Life Fraction Division: Fun Scenarios for 6th Graders

If a recipe requires \(\frac{3}{4}\) cup of sugar and you want to make \(\frac{1}{2}\) of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• \frac{3}{8} cup of sugar

• rac{1}{4} cup of sugar

• rac{1}{2} cup of sugar

• rac{2}{3} cup of sugar

A piece of ribbon is \(\frac{5}{6}\) yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are each \(\frac{1}{3}\) yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 4

You have \(\frac{2}{5}\) of a pizza left. If you want to share it equally among \(\frac{1}{2}\) of your friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 2/3

• 1/5

• 4/5

• 3/10

A car travels \(\frac{3}{4}\) of a mile in \(\frac{1}{2}\) hour. How far does the car travel in one hour?

• 2 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 1 mile

• 0.75 miles

You have \(\frac{7}{8}\) of a gallon of paint. If you use \(\frac{1}{4}\) of a gallon for one project, how much paint will you have left?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 6/8

A garden is \(\frac{2}{3}\) of an acre. If you want to divide it into sections that are each \(\frac{1}{6}\) of an acre, how many sections can you create?

• 4

• 6

• 2

• 3

You bought \(\frac{5}{12}\) of a pound of nuts. If you want to divide them into bags that each hold \(\frac{1}{4}\) of a pound, how many bags can you fill?

• 1 and 2/3 bags

• 3 bags

• 2 bags

• 1 bag

A recipe calls for \(\frac{2}{3}\) cup of flour. If you only want to use \(\frac{1}{2}\) of that amount, how much flour will you use?

• rac{3}{4} cup

• rac{2}{5} cup

• rac{1}{4} cup

• \frac{1}{3} cup

You have \(\frac{4}{5}\) of a yard of fabric. If you cut it into pieces that are each \(\frac{1}{10}\) yard long, how many pieces can you make?

• 4

• 6

• 10

• 8

A water tank is \(\frac{3}{4}\) full. If you use \(\frac{1}{3}\) of the water in the tank, how much water will be left?

• rac{2}{3}

• 1

• rac{1}{4}

• \frac{1}{2}