Fraction Fun: Solving Word Problems with Divisions

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

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 1/4

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

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

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CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. Tom has 5 apples. He wants to divide them into bags, putting 1/2 apple in each bag. How many bags can he fill?

• 20

• 10

• 15

• 5

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

4. A bottle holds 1/2 liter of juice. If you have 3 liters of juice, how many bottles can you fill?

• 5

• 8

• 6

• 4

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CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

5. Lisa read 3/5 of a book. If the book has 10 chapters, how many chapters has she read?

• 7

• 5

• 4

• 6

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

6. A cake recipe requires 1/4 cup of butter. If you want to make 3 cakes, how much butter do you need in total?

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2 cups

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

7. There are 2/3 of a yard of fabric. If you cut it into pieces that are each 1/6 of a yard, how many pieces can you cut?

• 4

• 6

• 3

• 5

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

8. A car can travel 1/2 mile on 1/4 gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 2 miles

• 3 miles

• 1 mile

• 4 miles

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

9. If a chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces and you eat 3/8 of it, how much of the chocolate bar is left?

• 7/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 3/8

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

10. A gardener has 1/2 of a bag of soil. If he uses 1/4 of the bag for a plant, how much soil does he have left?

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 3/4

• 1/2

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2