Fraction Division Word Problems Quiz

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#1 of 8: Mild

Fraction division word problems

Bella made a tower out of blocks that is `3/4` foot tall. The blocks she used are each `1/8` foot. How many blocks did Bella stack to reach the height of `3/4` foot? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or exact decimal. </highlight>

#2 of 8: Mild

Fraction division word problems

Danielle made `2/3` of a quart of onion dip for a party. She divided the dip into small individual cups that each hold `1/12` of a quart of the dip. How many individual cups will Danielle be able to make? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or exact decimal. </highlight>

#3 of 8: Medium

Fraction division word problems

Lou has `4` pitchers of lemonade to sell at her stand. She will put `2/3` of a pitcher of the lemonade into each glass to sell. How many glasses of lemonade could she sell? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or exact decimal. </highlight>

#4 of 8: Medium

Fraction division word problems

Lydia has a piece of ribbon that is `12` feet long. She is making ornaments that require `3/5` of a foot of ribbon for each ornament. How many ornaments can she make with the ribbon she has? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or exact decimal. </highlight>

#5 of 8: Medium

Fraction division word problems

An art teacher purchases `6 3/4` quarts of blue paint for her classes. She divides the paint into several containers that each holds `3/8` of a quart of paint. How many containers of blue paint will the teacher fill? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or exact decimal. </highlight>

#6 of 8: Medium

Fraction division word problems

Mrs. Fraser teaches guitar lessons for `4 1/2` hours each evening. Each lesson lasts a total of `3/4` hour. How many lessons can Mrs. Fraser schedule each evening? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or exact decimal. </highlight>

#7 of 8: Spicy

Fraction division word problems

Marina is building a fence to keep the deer out of her backyard. The fence will be `12 1/2` yards long. She will use fence sections that are each `1 1/4` yards long. How many sections of fence will Marina need? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or exact decimal. </highlight>

#8 of 8: Spicy

Fraction division word problems

A baker buys `8 3/4` pounds of berries to make pies. Each pie will take `1 3/8` pounds of berries. How many pies can the baker make? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as a whole number, fraction, or exact decimal. </highlight>

A fraction is written as a/b, where a is numerator and b is denominator. Here a is the part of b. Example of fractions are ⅔, 8/10 . This is a very interesting and important topic for 6th grade students. Teachers can share this dividing fractions word problems quiz with their students to check their level of understanding. You can also download this quiz and share it as a homework with the students.

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