Division of Fractions
Word Problems
Wild Card
Fractions
Topic 9
100

Frankie is growing 13 inches each year.  How many years will it take her to grow 9 inches?



27 Years

100

Ava made 9 quarts of Orange Marmalade to store in jars.  If she puts 1/5 quart of Marmalade into each jar, how many JARS will she need?  

45 jars

100

12.5 + 6.3 + 8.9 = 

27.7

100

5 divided by 1/7

5 x 7 

35

100

Choose all of the expressions that are equal to 1/6  

(question #8)

A and D

200

For which equations does the number 4 make the equation true?  CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY

a.   1   divided by  4  = _______

b.    5 divided by _________  = 4/5

c.    _____   divided by 9  =  4/9

d.    1  divided by _______ = 1/4

C and D

200
Four-fifths of a cantaloupe was shared equally by 3 people.  

4/15

200

0.117  divided by 0.18

0.65

200

9 divided by 1/4


9 x 4 

36

200

One seventh of a cake was shared equally among 3 people.  What fraction of the WHOLE cake did each person get? 


How did you answer part A:  

1/21,  D

300

1/5 divided by 18 

1/90

300

Christina has 8 packages of yarn to knit a scarf.  She used 1/4 package of yarn for each INCH of length she added to the scarf.  How long will her scarf be if she uses all of the yarn?

32 inches

300

34.5 x 2.7 = 

93.15

300

________ a whole number by a unit fraction is the same as ________________ a whole number by the 

___________ of the unit fraction

Dividing,  Multiplying,  Denominator

300

9 divided by 1/8

72

400

how many 1/6's are in 25?

150

400

 Benjamin has enough icing to cover 

1/8 square foot cake.

He wants to use the icing to cover 4 EQUAL SIZED CAKES.  


What expression SHOWS the size of each of the four cakes that Benjamin can cover with the icing?

A

400

9 divided by 8

9/8

400

Is 1&3/4 equal to 4 divided by 7

D

400

8 divided by 9

8/9

500

7 divided by 1/3 

21

500

Students in the fifth-grade class bought 32 yards of fabric to make pennants for a pep rally. 

Each pennant requires 1/5 yard of fabric.


If the students have already made 23 pennants from the fabric, HOW  many MORE pennants can they still make?

137 pennants

500

Edvin is painting a 35-square-foot wall.  The wall is divided into squares that each measure 1/5 square foot.  How many squares is the wall divided into?  

175 

500

Write the mixed number as an improper __________

Then use the ____________ as the DIVIDEND and the ______________ as the ______________ in the division problem.  

fraction, numerator, denominator, divisor

500

1/8 divided by 9

1/72