Fractional Division Word Problems for Grade 5 Learners

If you have 3/4 of a pizza and you want to share it equally among 3 friends, how much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/2

• 1/8

• 1/3

• 1/4

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?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

You have 5/6 of a yard of fabric. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/2 yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 3

A car can travel 3/5 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 2.4 miles

• 1.5 miles

• 3 miles

• 0.8 miles

If a cake is divided into 8 equal pieces and you eat 3/4 of the cake, how many pieces are left?

• 4 pieces

• 3 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 1 piece

You have 1/2 of a chocolate bar and you want to share it with 4 friends. How much chocolate will each person get?

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

A bottle contains 2/3 liter of juice. If you pour out 1/6 liter, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/3 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 2/3 liter

• 1/2 liter

If a gardener uses 3/5 of a bag of soil to plant flowers and has 1/2 of the bag left, how much soil was in the bag originally?

• 2.0

• 1.5

• 0.5

• 1.0

You have 7/8 of a gallon of paint. If you use 1/4 of a gallon for a project, how much paint do you have left?

• 5/8 of a gallon

• 2/8 of a gallon

• 1/2 of a gallon

• 3/4 of a gallon

A recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 1/3 of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 3/4 cup