Fraction Division Word Problems for 5th Graders

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

• 1/4

• 2/4

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make only 1/4 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/6 cup

Tom has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/2 of it to make a shirt. How much fabric does he have left?

• 1/3 of a yard

• 2/3 of a yard

• 5/12 of a yard

• 3/4 of a yard

A car can travel 1/2 mile on 1/4 gallon of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 3 miles

• 2 miles

• 4 miles

• 1 mile

Emily drank 3/5 of a gallon of juice. If she wants to refill her glass with 1/10 gallon, how much juice will she have left?

• 3/10 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 2/5 gallon

A baker uses 2/3 of a cup of flour for one batch of cookies. How many batches can he make with 4 cups of flour?

• 8 batches

• 10 batches

• 4 batches

• 6 batches

If a garden is 3/4 of an acre and you want to divide it into plots of 1/8 acre each, how many plots can you create?

• 6

• 4

• 8

• 10

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

• 3/8 liter

• 1/8 liter

• 1/4 liter

• 1/2 liter

Liam has 2/5 of a yard of ribbon. He uses 1/2 of it for a project. How much ribbon does he have remaining?

• 1/4 of a yard

• 3/10 of a yard

• 2/5 of a yard

• 1/5 of a yard

A tank can hold 3/4 of a gallon of water. If you fill it with 1/3 gallon, how much more water do you need to fill the tank?

• 5/12 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 2/3 gallon

• 3/8 gallon