Simplifying Division Problems
Dividing in the Real World
Mixed Word Problems
100

6/10 divided by 3/4

4/5

100

Ellie's mom baked several pies and cut them so that each slice is 1/6 of a whole pie. Ellie plans to eat 1/2 of a pie. How many slices will Ellie eat? 

3 slices

100

A mountain climber climbed 1/3 mile up a cliff and then rested. She did this 5 times. How far did she climb?

1 2/3 mile

200

2/3 divided by 7/8

16/21

200

Dracula is painting pictures. He has 9 1/2 containers of paint remaining. Each picture requires 2 1/12 of a container of paint. How many pictures can Dracula complete with the remaining paint? 

4 pictures

200

Pat's recipe calls for 3 2/3 cups of milk. She quadruples the recipe. How much milk does she need? 

14 2/3 cups

300

3/4 divided by 3/5

1 1/4 or 5/4

300

The area of a rectangle is 14 1/2 sq. cm and one side is 4 1/2 cm. How long is the other side? 


3 2/9 or 29/9

300

Ben's bread recipe calls for 3 1/4 cups of flour for a 1 1/2 pound loaf. How much flour will he need to bake a 3 pound loaf? 

13 cups of flour

400

5/14 divided by 2 1/2

2 1/10 or 21/10

400

Renaldo has a piece of wook that is 8 ft long. How many 1 1/2 feet long can he cut from the wood? 

5

400

Joe walks 5 1/2 mile up the mountain and rest. Then he walks another 1 1/2 mile to the top. How far did Joe hike to get to the top of the mountain. 

7 miles

500

14 1/2 divided by 4 1/2

3 2/9 or 29/9

500

Sharon had 18 2/3 cups of rabbit food. 

she divided the rabbit food equally into 4 bags.

she used all the food in 1 bag to feed her rabbits.

she fed each rabbit 2/3 cup of food. 

How many rabbits did Sharon feed? 

7

500

The area of a Triangle is 54/5 sq. inches. 

What is the height with a base of 3 3/5 inches? 

6 in

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