Word Problems
Dividing Fractions
100
You are going to a birthday party. You order 6 pints of ice cream for the party. If you serve 3/4 of a pint to each guest, how many guests can be served?
6 divided by 3/4 is equal to 8
100
(5/12)÷ (5/18)
3/2
200
Ms. Deb has 2 and 1/4 gallons of orange juice. It takes 3/4 of a gallon to fill one container. How many containers can she fill?
2 and 1/4 divided by 3/4 is equal to 3
200
(3/7)÷(6/14)
1
300
Mr. Jeremy has 4 and 2/3 yards of material for a new feather boa. Each boa that he makes requires 1 and 1/6 yards of material. How many new boas will he be able to make with this material?
4 new boas
300
(1/3)÷(1/8)
8/3
400
Ms. Ellen is making a doghouse for her new puppy, an adorable greyhound. She has one piece of wood that is 6/7 of a yard long. She needs to cut it into 6 equal pieces. How long should she cut each piece?
6/7 divided by 6 is equal to 1/7 of a yard each.
400
16/21 ÷ 20/28
16/15
500
At the end of the night, a pizza place had 3/4 of a pizza left over. The 2 employees each took home the same amount of leftover pizza. How much pizza did each employee take home?
3/4 divided by 2 is equal to 3/8 of the pizza.
500

How many 4/7 can I fit into 32/35?

8/5 or 1 and 3/5

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