Sharing and Dividing: Fun with Fractions in Word Problems

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally among 3 friends. How much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/8

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

• 2 and 2/3 cups

• 4 cups

• 1 and 1/3 cups

• 3 cups

3. 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?

• 3/8 gallon

• 1/8 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

4. A gardener has 5/6 of a yard of soil. If he uses it to fill 3 pots equally, how much soil will each pot get?

• 2/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 5/18 yard

5. Emily has 1/2 of a chocolate bar. She wants to divide it into 5 equal pieces. How much chocolate will each piece be?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/10

• 1/5

6. A baker has 3/5 of a pound of flour. If he uses it to make 3 loaves of bread, how much flour will each loaf use?

• 2/5 pound

• 1/3 pound

• 1/5 pound

• 1/4 pound

7. There is 2/3 of a gallon of paint left. If you want to use it to paint 4 small rooms equally, how much paint will each room get?

• 1/3 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 1/6 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

8. A teacher has 1/4 of a cake left. If she wants to share it with 2 students, how much cake will each student receive?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/8

• 1/2

9. A bottle contains 3/8 of a liter of juice. If you pour it equally into 2 glasses, how much juice will each glass contain?

• 3/16 liters

• 1/8 liters

• 1/4 liters

• 1/2 liters

10. A recipe requires 1/3 cup of oil. If you want to make 6 times the recipe, how much oil do you need in total?

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

• 1 cup