Real-Life Fraction Division: Sharing & Recipes for 5th Graders

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?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 2/3

• 1/4

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?

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. A ribbon is 5/6 yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/2 yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 4 pieces

• 3 pieces

• 1

• 2 pieces

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

4. Tom drank 1/2 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to share the remaining juice equally with 4 friends, how much juice will each person get?

• 1/10 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/8 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

5. A gardener has 2/5 of a bag of soil. If he uses 1/5 of the bag for each plant, how many plants can he plant?

• 3

• 1

• 4

• 2

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

6. A cake recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you only have 1/2 cup of flour, what fraction of the recipe can you make?

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.5B

7. Lisa has 1/3 of a yard of fabric. She wants to make small bags that each require 1/6 of a yard. How many bags can she make?

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 3

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

8. A bottle contains 2/3 liter of water. If you pour out 1/4 liter, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 1/2 liter

• 3/4 liter

• 5/12 liter

• 2/3 liter

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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

• 7

• 5

• 4

• 6

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

10. A class of students is sharing 1/2 of a cake. If there are 5 students, how much cake will each student receive?

• 1/2

• 1/10

• 1/4

• 1/5

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C