Real-Life Fraction Division: Identifying Dividends & Divisors

A recipe calls for \(\frac{3}{4}\) cup of sugar. If you want to make \(\frac{1}{2}\) of the recipe, how much sugar do you need? Identify the dividend and divisor.

• rac{1}{2} cup of sugar

• rac{3}{4} cup of sugar

• \frac{3}{8} cup of sugar

• rac{1}{4} cup of sugar

Sarah has \(\frac{2}{3}\) of a yard of ribbon. She wants to cut it into pieces that are \(\frac{1}{6}\) of a yard long. How many pieces can she cut? Identify the dividend and divisor.

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 4

A cake recipe requires \(\frac{5}{8}\) cup of milk. If you only want to use \(\frac{1}{4}\) of the recipe, how much milk will you need? Identify the dividend and divisor.

• rac{1}{8} cup of milk

• rac{3}{8} cup of milk

• rac{1}{2} cup of milk

• \frac{5}{32} cup of milk

Tom has \(\frac{4}{5}\) of a gallon of paint. He wants to use it to paint \(\frac{1}{2}\) of a fence. How much paint will he use? Identify the dividend and divisor.

• rac{3}{5} of a gallon

• \frac{2}{5} of a gallon

• rac{1}{4} of a gallon

• rac{1}{2} of a gallon

Lisa has \(\frac{7}{10}\) of a pizza left. She wants to share it equally with \(\frac{1}{5}\) of her friends. How much pizza will each friend get? Identify the dividend and divisor.

• Each friend gets $\frac{7}{10}$ of the pizza.

• Each friend gets $\frac{1}{5}$ of the pizza.

• Each friend gets $\frac{1}{2}$ of the pizza.

• Each friend gets \(\frac{7}{2x}\) of the pizza.

A bottle contains \(\frac{5}{6}\) of a liter of juice. If you pour out \(\frac{1}{3}\) of the juice, how much juice is left in the bottle? Identify the dividend and divisor.

• rac{3}{4} liters

• \frac{5}{9} liters

• rac{2}{3} liters

• rac{1}{2} liters

A baker uses \(\frac{2}{5}\) of a bag of flour to make cookies. If she wants to make \(\frac{3}{4}\) of the cookies again, how much flour will she need? Identify the dividend and divisor.

• 1

• \frac{3}{10}

• rac{2}{3}

• rac{1}{5}

A car can travel \(\frac{3}{4}\) of a mile on \(\frac{1}{2}\) gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas? Identify the dividend and divisor.

• 0.75 miles

• 1 mile

• 1.5 miles

• 2 miles

A teacher has \(\frac{9}{10}\) of a pack of markers. If she gives \(\frac{1}{2}\) of the pack to her students, how much will she have left? Identify the dividend and divisor.

• \frac{9}{20}

• rac{3}{10}

• 1

• rac{1}{5}