Dividing Fractions by Whole Numbers
Word Problems
Mystery Questions
100
1/12 ÷ 6 =
What is 1/72?
100
Faye was trying to collect 5 pounds of cans to recycle. If she collects one-half of a pound each day, how many days will it take to collect 5 pounds?
What is 10 days?
100
This is the math word for the 9 in the equation 9 divided by 3 equals 3.
What is dividend?
200
This is 1/7 divided by 4.
What is 1/28?
200
A farmer was dividing up his one-fifth of an acre of land between his 3 children. Since each child got the same amount of land, what fraction of the acre did each get?
What is 1/15 of an acre?
200
This is the math word for the 4 in the equation 12 divided by 4 equals 3.
What is divisor?
300
Monica was swimming laps in the pool. She swam a total of 1/4 kilometer in 10 laps. Write the equation that shows the length of each lap she swam.
What is 1/4 divided by 10?
300
A container of 2 metal beams weighed one-seventh of a ton. If every beam weighed the same amount, how heavy was each?
What is 1/14 of a ton?
300
This is the math word for the 2 in the equation 8 divided by 4 equals 2.
What is quotient?
400
A square has a perimeter of 1/2 meter. Write an equation to show the length of each side.
What is 1/8?
400
A group of 9 friends bought a one-fifth of a pound of bubblegum. If they split it equally, how much would each friend get?
What is 1/45 of a pound?
400
Duke and Shaun are packing bags of cookies for a school sale. They have 52 cookies and want to put one dozen cookies in each bag. How many bags will they need to pack all of the cookies?
What is 5?
500
You and your friend are making an art project. The art teacher has given you 1/6 of a foot of tape. How many feet of tape will each of you receive if you both get the same amount? Carrie says this can be solved by dividing one-sixth by two. Dominic says it should be solved by dividing two by one-sixth. Which student set up the problem correctly?
Who is Carrie?
500
One-fourth of all of the pictures Allison posts to Instagram are of her dogs. She takes an equal number of pictures of all 3 of her dogs: King, Duke and Spike. If Allison has posted 480 pictures on her Instagram, how many pictures are of Duke?
What are 40 pictures?
500
Fred and Ben each ran laps around the track. Fred completed his run in 16 minutes. Ben completed his run in 3/4 of the amount of time of Fred’s run. What was Ben’s time?
What is 12 minutes?
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