Unit Fraction and whole number division word problems

How many one-third cup servings are in 6 cups of pecans?

• 6 divided by 1/3

• 1/3 divided by 6

A pet store had 4 cats to feed. If they only had 1/5 of a bag of cat food and each cat got the same amount, how much would each cat get?

• 4 divided by 1/5

• 1/5 divided by 4

A farmer was dividing up his 1/3 of an acre of land between his 5 children. Since each child got the same amount of land, how much land did each child get?

• 1/3 divided by 5

• 5 divided by 1/3

A store had 4 boxes of video games. How many days would it take to sell the games if each day they sold 1/5 of a box?

• 1/5 divided by 4

• 4 divided by 1/5

Sue needs 1/4 cup of m&ms to make one bag of trail mix. If she has 3 cups of m&ms, how many bags of trail mix can she make?

• 1/4 divided by 3

• 3 divided by 1/4

A moving company had 1/6 of a ton of weight to move across town. If they wanted to split it equally with 4 trips, how much weight would they have on each trip?

• 1/6 divided by 4

• 4 divided by 1/5

Julie has 5 feet of ribbon. If she needs 1/3 ft of ribbon to make a bow, how many bows can she make from 5 feet of ribbon?

• 5 divided by 1/3

• 1/3 divided by 5

A glass of water was 1/4 of a liter. How many glasses would it take to fill up a 3 liter jug?

• 1/12 of a glass

• 12 glasses

A container of 8 metal beams weighed 1/4 of a ton. If every beam weighed the same amount, how heavy was each?

• 32 tons

• 1/32 of a ton

An aquarium had 6 tons of fish food. How many months would it take them to use it all if they used 1/2 of a ton each month?

• 1/12 of a month

• 12 months