More Multiply and Divide Fractions Word Problems Exercises
Here are some more practice problems on dividing fractions word problems. Be sure to check your answers.
Problems
1. Sally has been measuring a flower for a science project. The flower has grown 
of a centimeter each day and grown a total of 
centimeters taller.
How many days has Sally been measuring this flower?
____ days
2. Lisa has 
of an hour to read and watch television. She wants to split her time equally between the two activities.
How much time would she spend on each activity?
_____ of an hour
3. Matt is filling containers of rice. Each container holds 
of a kilogram of rice.
If Matt has 
kilograms of rice, how many containers can he fill?
_____ containers
4. Tommy will spend 
of his time this weekend studying for his 4 final exams.
What fraction of the weekend will he spend studying for each of his 
exams if he spends the same amount of time studying for each exam?
_____ of the weekend
Source: Khan Academy, https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-fifth-grade-math/divide-fractions/imp-dividing-fractions-and-whole-numbers-word-problems/e/division-with-fractions-and-whole-numbers
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