Dividing Fractions: Fun Word Problems for 5th Graders

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza. She wants to share it equally among 1/2 of her friends. How much pizza will each friend get?

• 1/4

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make only 1/4 of the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 1/6 cup

• 3/4 cup

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. Tom drank 5/6 of a gallon of juice. If he wants to pour it into cups that hold 1/3 gallon each, how many cups can he fill?

• 4

• 2

• 3

• 1

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

4. A ribbon is 7/8 yard long. If you cut it into pieces that are 1/4 yard long, how many pieces can you cut?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

5. Lisa has 1/2 of a chocolate bar. She wants to give 1/3 of it to her friend. How much of the chocolate bar will her friend receive?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 2/3

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

6. A car can travel 3/5 of a mile on 1/4 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 1.5 miles

• 2.4 miles

• 3 miles

• 0.8 miles

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

7. If a cake is cut into 2/5 pieces and you eat 1/2 of those pieces, how much of the whole cake did you eat?

• 1/5

• 3/10

• 2/5

• 1/4

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

8. A gardener has 4/5 of a bag of soil. If he uses 1/4 of the bag for a plant, how much soil is left?

• 1/5 of a bag

• 1/2 of a bag

• 2/5 of a bag

• 3/5 of a bag

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

9. A bottle contains 3/4 liter of water. If you pour out 1/2 of it, how much water remains in the bottle?

• 3/8 liters

• 1/4 liters

• 1/2 liters

• 1/8 liters

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

10. A piece of wood is 5/6 of a meter long. If you need to cut it into pieces that are 1/3 meter long, how many pieces can you make?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1