Mastering Division of Whole Numbers by Fractions

If a baker has 12 cookies and wants to divide them into bags that each hold 3/4 of a cookie, how many bags can he fill?

• 8

• 10

• 16

• 20

A gardener has 15 plants and wants to plant them in rows where each row has 2/5 of a plant. How many rows can he create?

• 37

• 5

• 25

• 10

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A teacher has 20 pencils and wants to distribute them equally among students, giving each student 1/2 of a pencil. How many students can receive pencils?

• 50

• 30

• 10

• 40

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

If a chef has 18 cups of flour and uses 1/3 of a cup for each recipe, how many recipes can he make?

• 24

• 72

• 36

• 54

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A farmer has 24 apples and wants to pack them into boxes that hold 2/3 of an apple each. How many boxes can he fill?

• 48

• 30

• 36

• 12

A painter has 30 liters of paint and uses 1/4 of a liter for each wall. How many walls can he paint?

• 120 walls

• 80 walls

• 150 walls

• 100 walls

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

If a library has 36 books and each shelf can hold 3/8 of a book, how many shelves are needed?

• 96

• 48

• 12

• 72

A car can travel 40 miles on 1/5 of a gallon of gas. How many miles can it travel on 2 gallons?

• 400 miles

• 250 miles

• 300 miles

• 200 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

If a store has 50 toys and sells them at a rate of 1/2 toy per customer, how many customers can buy toys?

• 200

• 100

• 75

• 50

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

A recipe calls for 60 ounces of water, but you only have 1/4 of a gallon. How many ounces of water do you have, and can you make the recipe?

• You have 32 ounces of water, and you can make the recipe.

• No, you cannot make the recipe.

• You have exactly 60 ounces of water, so you can make the recipe.

• Yes, you can make the recipe with extra water.

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B