Fractions as Division Word Problems

A pet store has 6 dogs. 33 ounces of dog food is split evenly between the dogs daily. How much food does each dog get daily?

• 33/6 ounces

• 6/33 ounces

• 5 1/2 ounces

• 5 ounces

Marcus is equally splitting 3 sticks of butter between 4 recipes. What fraction represents the amount of butter in each recipe?

• 4/3 of a stick

• 3/4 of a stick

• 3/7 of a stick

• 4/7 of a stick

Two friends shovel snow off driveways for their neighbors. They make a total of $36. How much money does each friend make?

• $36

• $2

• $18

• $12

When interpreting a division problem as a fraction, what part of the division problem becomes the numerator?

• The number being divided by

• The total number of groups

• The number being divided up

• The remainder