Dividing Fractions
Word Problems
100

21 / 4 = 

5   1/4

100

Mary bakes 10 cakes. If she split them into 4 equal shares, how many cakes were in each share?

2   1/2 cakes

200

35 / 10 =

3   1/2

200

Nancy cut a ribbon into 8 equal pieces. If the ribbon was 26 m long, how long was each piece?

3   1/4 m

300

30 / 8 =

3   3/4

300

Mrs. York bought 3 m of cloth. She used the cloth to make 9 pillows. How many meters did she use on each pillow?

1/3 m

400

50 / 6 =

8   1/3

400

A red ribbon 11 ft long is 5 times as long as a blue ribbon. How long is the blue ribbon?

2   1/5 ft

500

78 / 7 =

11   1/7

500

Peter poured 2 liters of milk equally into 5 jugs. How much milk was in each jug?

2/5 liters

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