Fractions as Division
6 muffins are shared equally among 3 students. How many muffins does each student get?
2 muffins
Each student eats 1/4 of a pizza. If 3 students eat pizza, how much pizza is eaten in all?
Answer: 3/4
One garden is 1/2 mile long and 1/3 mile wide. What is the area of the garden?
1/6 square mile
A runner jogs 1 1/2 miles each day. How far does she jog in 2 days?
3 miles
Lena ran 1/4 mile in the morning and 2/4 mile in the afternoon. How far did she run in all?
3/4 mile
8 feet of ribbon are cut into 4 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
2 feet
A runner jogs 2/3 of a mile each lap. If she runs 4 laps, how far does she run?
8/3 or 2 2/3 miles
A rectangular banner is 2/3 yard long and 3/4 yard wide. What is its area?
6/12 or 1/2 square yard
Each table is 2 1/3 feet long. What is the total length of 3 tables placed end to end?
7 feet
A rope is 3/5 yard long. If 1/5 yard is cut off, how much rope remains?
2/5 yard
7 pounds of apples are shared equally among 4 friends. How many pounds does each friend get?
1 3/4 pounds
A recipe uses 3/5 cup of sugar for one batch. How much sugar is needed for 6 batches?
18/5 or 3 3/5 cups
A sandbox is 4/5 meter long and 2/3 meter wide. What is the area?
8/15 square meter
A rectangular rug is 1 3/4 meters long and 2 1/2 meters wide. What is the area?
4 3/8 square meters
Sam swam 2/3 mile in the morning and 1/6 mile in the evening. How far did he swim in all?
5/6 mile
9 gallons of water are poured equally into 5 containers. How many gallons are in each container?
1 4/5 gallons
Each shelf is 5/6 meter long. If there are 7 shelves, what is the total length of shelving?
35/6 or 5 5/6 meters
3/4 foot by 5/6 foot. What is the area of the tile?
15/24 or 5/8 square foot
A garden bed is 3 2/5 feet long and 1 1/2 feet wide. What is the area?
5 1/10 square feet
A board is 5/6 meter long. If 1/4 meter is cut off, how much is left?
7/12 meter
A rectangular garden path is 11 feet long and is divided into 6 equal sections for stepping stones. How long is each section?
1 5/6 feet
A rectangle is 9 units long and 2/3 unit wide. What is the area of the rectangle?
6 square units
A rectangular garden is 7/8 mile long and 4/5 mile wide. What is the area of the garden?
28/40 or 7/10 square mile
A rectangular patio is 2 3/4 yards long and 3 1/3 yards wide. What is the area?
9 1/6 square yards
A rectangular patio is 3/4 yard wide. An extension adds 5/6 yard to the width. What is the new width?
19/12 or 1 7/12 yards