Dividing Fractions

Beth has a 4-yard-long piece of ribbon. She needs to cut it into 6 equal length parts. How many yards long should each section of the string be?

• 6/4

• 2/3

• 2

• 24

Kristen has 24-inch-long piece of string. She needs to cut it into 7 equal pieces. How many inches long should each section of the string be?

• 3 3/7

• 7/24

• 31

• 3

There is 1/3 of a pan of brownies left.  Four children are going to share it equally.  What fraction of the whole pan of brownies will each child get?

• 7
• 1/12
• 1/7
• 12

Harrison spends 1/3 of the day doing chores. He has 5 chores in all. What part of the day does he spend on each chore?

• 1/3
• 1/5
• 1/8
• 1/15

Which situation can be represented by 6 ÷ 1/3?

• Rita has a piece of ribbon that is 1/3 foot long. She cuts it into 6 pieces having the same length. How many feet long is each piece of ribbon?
• Rita has 6 pieces of ribbon. Each piece is 1/3 foot long. How many feet of ribbon does Rita have in all?
• Rita has a piece of ribbon that is 6 feet long. She cuts it into pieces that are 1/3 foot long. How many pieces of ribbon does Rita have?
• Rita has a piece of ribbon that is 6 feet long. She cuts it into 3 pieces. How many feet long is each piece of ribbon?

An artist made a sculpture out of fabric and wire supported by sections of plastic pipe. He used 1/5 of a yard of plastic pipe divided into 2 equal pieces. How long was each piece?

• 1/5 yd
• 1/10 yd
• 1/20 yd
• 10 yds

Monica divided 1/2 of a gallon of ketchup equally into 4 smaller bottles to put on the tables in her hamburger restaurant. How much ketchup did she put in each bottle?

• 1/4 gallon
• 8 gallons
• 1/8 gallon
• 1/16 gallon

Greg is making a kite for a science fair project.  He must cut 1/4 inch pieces out of a 8 inch piece of plastic.  How many 1/4 inch pieces can he cut out in total?

• 16 pieces
• 1/32 piece
• 32 pieces
• 1/16 piece

Tina has 1/2 quart of iced tea. She pours the same amount into each of 3 glasses. How much of the quart of tea will be in each glass?

• 1/3
• 3
• 6
• 1/6

Kevin divides 3 pieces of paper into fourths. How many fourths does he have?

What expression would match the story problem?

• 1/4 ÷ 3

• 3 ÷ 1/4