Real-Life Division: Unit Fractions and Simplifying Answers

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

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/8

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar. If you want to make only 1/4 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 3/8 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/8 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

You have 2/3 of a yard of fabric. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/6 of a yard, how many pieces can you cut?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 6

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

A bottle contains 1/2 liter of juice. If you pour it into cups that hold 1/8 liter each, how many cups can you fill?

• 2

• 6

• 8

• 4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

You read 3/5 of a book. If the book has 1/5 of its pages left, how many pages are in the book?

• 10

• 15

• 3

• 5

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A cake recipe requires 1/3 cup of butter. If you want to make only 1/2 of the recipe, how much butter do you need?

• 1/4 cup of butter

• 2/3 cup of butter

• 1/6 cup of butter

• 1/2 cup of butter

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

You have 5/6 of a chocolate bar. If you want to share it with 2 friends, how much chocolate will each person get?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 5/18

• 2/3

A car can travel 1/4 of a mile on 1/8 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 1 mile

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

• 1/2 mile

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

You have 1/2 of a gallon of paint. If you use 1/4 of a gallon for one project, how much paint will you have left?

• 1 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

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

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/4 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6