Word Problems: Dividing Fractions & Mixed Numbers

1. Sarah has 3 1/2 pizzas and wants to share them equally among 5 friends. How much pizza will each friend get?

• 7/10 of a pizza

• 2 pizzas

• 3/4 of a pizza

• 1/2 of a pizza

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

• 2 cups

• 1 1/2 cups

• 3 cups

• 1 3/8 cups

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. Tom has 4 2/3 yards of fabric. He wants to cut it into pieces that are 1/3 yard long. How many pieces can he cut?

• 12

• 10

• 14

• 16

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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

• 12 miles

• 6 miles

• 10 miles

• 8 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

5. Lisa has 5 1/4 liters of juice. She wants to pour it into bottles that hold 3/4 liter each. How many bottles can she fill?

• 7

• 5

• 6

• 8

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

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

• 12

• 15

• 10

• 8

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

7. A baker made 6 3/4 dozen cookies. If he wants to pack them into boxes of 1/2 dozen, how many boxes can he fill?

• 15

• 13

• 14

• 12

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

8. A runner completed 3 1/2 miles in 1/4 of an hour. How many miles does he run in 1 hour?

• 14 miles

• 10 miles

• 16 miles

• 12 miles

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

9. A painter has 7 1/2 gallons of paint. If he uses 2/3 of a gallon for each room, how many rooms can he paint?

• 12

• 10

• 9

• 11

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

10. A teacher has 4 1/4 hours to prepare for a class. If she spends 1/2 hour on each topic, how many topics can she prepare for?

• 8

• 4

• 6

• 10

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1