Real-Life Division: Fractions & Mixed Numbers Challenge

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

• 1 pizza

• 0.5 pizzas

• 2 pizzas

• 0.7 pizzas

2. A recipe requires 2 3/4 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 5 1/2 cups

• 10 cups

• 6 cups

• 8 1/4 cups

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

• 9

• 8

• 10

• 7

4. A gardener has 5 1/4 bags of soil. If he uses 2/3 of a bag for each plant, how many plants can he plant?

• 3

• 7

• 5

• 10

5. Lisa bought 6 1/2 pounds of apples. If she wants to divide them into bags of 1/4 pound each, how many bags can she fill?

• 20

• 30

• 24

• 26

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

• 15

• 10

• 20

• 12

7. A car can travel 3 1/2 miles on 1 gallon of gas. How many gallons of gas are needed to travel 14 miles?

• 2 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 8 gallons

• 6 gallons

8. A teacher has 8 1/2 hours to prepare for a class. If she spends 1/4 of that time on lesson plans, how many hours does she spend on lesson plans?

• 2.125 hours

• 4 hours

• 3 hours

• 1.5 hours

9. A farmer has 9 1/3 acres of land. If he wants to divide it into plots of 1/6 acre each, how many plots can he create?

• 56

• 45

• 60

• 72

10. Emma has 10 1/4 liters of juice. If she pours 1/2 liter into each glass, how many glasses can she fill?

• 30

• 25

• 15

• 20