Dividing Fractions: Fun Word Problems for 5th Graders

A recipe calls for 3 cups of flour. If you want to make only half of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 2 cups

• 1.5 cups

• 4.5 cups

• 3 cups

There are 4 pizzas, and each pizza is cut into 1/4 slices. How many slices are there in total?

• 20

• 12

• 8

• 16

A gardener has 5 yards of soil. If he uses 1/2 yard for each flower bed, how many flower beds can he create?

• 15

• 5

• 10

• 20

A car travels 6 miles on 1/3 gallon of gas. How many miles can it travel on 2 gallons of gas?

• 24 miles

• 18 miles

• 30 miles

• 36 miles

A baker has 8 dozen cookies. If he packs them into boxes that hold 2/3 dozen each, how many boxes can he fill?

• 16

• 14

• 10

• 12

A teacher has 10 books to distribute among her students. If each student receives 1/5 of a book, how many students can receive books?

• 60

• 50

• 40

• 25

A farmer has 12 apples and wants to share them equally among 3 friends. How many apples will each friend get?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

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

• 1 and 1/3 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

• 2 and 2/3 cups

A cyclist rides 9 miles in 1/2 hour. How many miles can he ride in 2 hours at the same speed?

• 30 miles

• 36 miles

• 18 miles

• 24 miles

A painter has 15 liters of paint. If he uses 1/3 liter for each wall, how many walls can he paint?

• 45

• 30

• 20

• 60