Dividing Fractions
Dividing Fractions
Greatest Common Factor
Least Common Multiple
Word Problems
100

How many one-third cup servings are in 6 cups of pecans?

    

18

100

1\5  ÷ 1\3

3\5

100

What is the greatest common factor of 12 and 15

3

100

What is the least common multiple of 3 and 7?

21

100

Timer 1 is set to beep every 8 minutes. Timer 2 is set to beep every 6 minutes. When will they beep at the same time?

24

200

1/3 divided by 1/4

1 1/3    

200

2/3 divided by 4/5

What is 5/6

200

What is the greatest common factor of 24 and 20?

4

200

What is the least common multiple of 4 and 9?

36

200

You bring snacks for your basketball team every fifth game. Every third game is a home game. When will be the first time that you bring snacks to a home game?

15th game

300

When a fraction is flipped over so that the numerator is now on the bottom and the denominator is now on the top.

What is the reciprocal

300

2 4/5 divided by 5 2/3

What is 42/85

300

What is the greatest factor of 16 and 36?

4

300

What is the least common multiple of 2, 3, and 5?

30

300

Sarah is making bead necklaces. She has 60 blue beads and 72 green beads. What is the greatest number of identical necklaces she can make if she wants to use all the beads?

12

400

At a restaurant 6 people were at a table when the waiter brought out one-fifth of a bowl of
cheese dip. If they split the bowl evenly, how much would each person get?

1/30

400

1 1/8 divided by 5 1/3

What is 27/128

400

What is the great common factor of 50, 35, and 15?

5

400

What is the least common multiple of 20 and 12?

60

400

Two pigs entered a race around a track. Piggly takes 12 minutes to run one lap. Piglet takes 6 minutes to run one lap. If all pigs begin the race at the same time, how many minutes will it take for all pigs to be at the starting point again?

12 minutes

500

An aquarium had 6 tons of fish food. How many months would it take them to use it all if
they used one-seventh of a ton each month?

42

500

2 5/8 divided by 2/7

What is 9 3/16

500

What is the greatest common factor of 64 and 80?

16

500

What is the least common multiple of 21 and 24?

168

500

Johnny baked 36 oatmeal cookies and 48 chocolate chip cookies to package in plastic containers for his teacher friends at school. He wants to divide the cookies into identical containers so that each container has the same number of each kind of cookie. If he wants each container to have the greatest number of cookies possible, how many plastic containers does he need?

12 plastic containers