5th grade fraction division word problems worksheets

Your child solves story problems that divide by a unit fraction or divide a unit fraction, like sharing half a pan of brownies among 3 people.

Common Core 5.NF.B.7 (Number and Operations: Fractions)

Sample problems

  1. Sample 1The art club still has 14 of a long banner to paint. That part is split equally among 4 students. What fraction of the whole banner does each student paint?

    Answer: 116

  2. Sample 2An art teacher has 2 pounds of clay. She cuts the clay into lumps that each weigh 15 pound. How many lumps of clay does she make?

    Answer: 10 lumps

  3. A bit harderDana has 5 cups of birdseed. She puts 12 cup of seed in each bird feeder. How many feeders can she fill?

    Answer: 10 feeders

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