Real-World Fraction Division Challenges for Grade 6

A recipe calls for \(\frac{3}{4}\) cup of sugar. If you want to make \(\frac{1}{2}\) of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• rac{1}{2} cup of sugar

• rac{1}{4} cup of sugar

• \frac{3}{8} cup of sugar

• rac{3}{2} cup of sugar

Sarah has \(\frac{5}{6}\) of a yard of ribbon. She wants to cut it into pieces that are each \(\frac{1}{3}\) yard long. How many pieces can she cut?

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 4

A car travels \(\frac{2}{3}\) of a mile in \(\frac{1}{4}\) hour. What is the car's speed in miles per hour?

• 4 miles per hour

• 1.5 miles per hour

• 2.67 miles per hour

• 3 miles per hour

Tom has \(\frac{7}{8}\) of a pizza left. He shares it equally among \(\frac{1}{2}\) of his friends. How much pizza does each friend get?

• rac{3}{8}

• rac{7}{2}

• \frac{7}{4x}

• 1

A garden is \(\frac{3}{5}\) of an acre. If a farmer wants to plant \(\frac{1}{3}\) of the garden with tomatoes, how many acres will be planted with tomatoes?

• rac{1}{4} acres

• rac{2}{5} acres

• \frac{1}{5} acres

• rac{1}{2} acres

A bottle holds \(\frac{2}{3}\) of a gallon of juice. If you pour out \(\frac{1}{6}\) of the juice, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 2/3 gallons

• 5/9 gallons

• 3/4 gallons

• 1/2 gallons

Lily read \(\frac{4}{5}\) of a book in one week. If she reads the same amount each week, how many weeks will it take her to finish the book if she reads \(\frac{1}{5}\) of the book each week?

• 4 weeks

• 3 weeks

• 1 week

• 2 weeks

A recipe requires \(\frac{2}{3}\) cup of flour. If you want to make \(\frac{3}{4}\) of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 1 cup

• \frac{1}{2} cup

• rac{1}{3} cup

• rac{2}{4} cup

A piece of wood is \(\frac{9}{10}\) of a meter long. If you cut it into pieces that are each \(\frac{1}{5}\) meter long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 5

• 2

• 3

• 4

A tank is filled with water to \(\frac{5}{6}\) of its capacity. If \(\frac{1}{2}\) of the water is used for watering plants, how much water is left in the tank?

• 5/12 of the tank's capacity

• 1/3 of the tank's capacity

• 2/3 of the tank's capacity

• 1/4 of the tank's capacity