Real-Life Fraction Problems: Division and Sharing Fun!

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?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

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?

• 2 pieces

• 1

• 3 pieces

• 4 pieces

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

4. Tom drank 1/2 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to divide the remaining juice equally into 4 cups, how much juice will be in each cup?

• 1/8 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/8 gallon

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

5. A garden is 2/5 of an acre. If you want to plant flowers in 1/2 of that area, how much area will be used for flowers?

• 1/5 of an acre

• 3/10 of an acre

• 2/5 of an acre

• 1/4 of an acre

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

6. A cake recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you only want to use 1/3 of that amount, how much flour will you use?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

7. Lisa has 1/2 of a chocolate bar. She wants to share it with her 3 friends. How much chocolate will each person get?

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7A

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

8. A bottle contains 1/3 liter of soda. If you pour it into cups that hold 1/6 liter each, how many cups can you fill?

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 4

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

9. A piece of wood is 7/8 of a yard long. If you need to cut it into pieces that are each 1/4 yard long, how many pieces can you make?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 2

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

10. A bag of flour weighs 2/3 of a pound. If you use 1/4 of the bag for a recipe, how much flour will you have left?

• 1 pound

• 1/2 pound

• 3/4 pound

• 1/3 pound

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2