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Pancake Breakfast: Fraction Division Story Problems

Grade 5 story problems that divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions at a school pancake breakfast.

Grade 5MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to5.NF.B.7.c

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students solve story problems that share a unit fraction equally among a whole number of groups.
  • Students solve story problems that find how many unit-fraction servings fit in a whole number.
  • Students decide which number is the dividend in a fraction division story and explain why order matters.

How to use

Before each problem, ask students whether a small amount is being shared or a whole amount is being split into servings. Have them write the division equation before they solve.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

5.NF.B.7.c

Solve story problems that divide unit fractions by whole numbers and whole numbers by unit fractions.

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Pancake Breakfast: Fraction Division Story Problems

Share small amounts and count servings at the school pancake breakfast.

Share a small amount

A unit fraction is shared equally. Find how much each group gets. Write fractions like 1/8.

1.
Ms. Okafor has 1/2 gallon of orange juice. She pours it equally into 4 pitchers. How much juice goes into each pitcher?

Each pitcher gets   gallon.

2.
Leo has 1/3 pound of blueberries. He stirs them equally into 2 bowls of batter. How many pounds of blueberries go into each bowl?

Each bowl gets   pound.

3.
Priya has 1/4 cup of powdered sugar. She sprinkles it equally over 3 plates of pancakes. How much powdered sugar goes on each plate?

Each plate gets   cup.

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