Fraction Division Word Problems With Left-Overs Problems

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#1 of 8: Mild

Fraction division word problems with left-overs

<p>Evelyn works in a restaurant preparing cheese boards for appetizers. She has a `3`-pound block of cheese to use. She uses `2/5` of a pound of cheese on each cheese board. </p><ul><li> How many cheese boards can Evelyn make with the block of cheese?</li> <li>How much cheese will be left over?</li></ul>

#2 of 8: Medium

Fraction division word problems with left-overs

<p>Erica has `14` yards of fabric she is using to make small totes. She will need `3/5` of a yard of fabric to make `1` tote. </p><ul><li>How many totes can Erica make with the `14` yards of fabric? </li><li>How much fabric will be left over? </li></ul>

#3 of 8: Medium

Fraction division word problems with left-overs

<p>Haley is making t-shirts for a baby boutique. She needs `7/8` of a yard to make `1` t-shirt, and she has bought `11` yards of material. </p><ul><li>How many t-shirts can Haley make with the `11` yards of fabric? </li><li>How much fabric will be left over?</li></ul>

#4 of 8: Medium

Fraction division word problems with left-overs

<p>A fudge company makes `10` pounds of fudge every day. They pack the fudge into packs of `3/4` of a pound each. </p><ul><li>How many `3/4`-pound packs can they make?</li><li>How much fudge will be left over?</li></ul>

#5 of 8: Medium

Fraction division word problems with left-overs

<p>Laura went to the store and bought `16` cups of potato salad for a party. She plans on a serving size of `3/5` of a cup for each person.</p><ul><li>How many full servings of potato salad will there be?</li><li>How many cups of potato salad will be left over?</li></ul>

#6 of 8: Spicy

Fraction division word problems with left-overs

<p>Miss Susie made `4 1/4` pounds of trail mix to put into baggies for members of her scout troop. She put `3/8` of a pound of trail mix into each baggie.</p><ul><li>How many baggies of trail mix did Miss Susie prepare? </li> <li>How much trail mix did she have left over?</li></ul>

#7 of 8: Spicy

Fraction division word problems with left-overs

<p>Sarah has picked `7 1/2` quarts of strawberries today to make strawberry jam. Each batch of jam takes `5/8` of a quart of berries to make.</p><ul><li> How many batches of jam can Sarah make?</li> <li>How many quarts of strawberries will she have left over?</li></ul>

#8 of 8: Spicy

Fraction division word problems with left-overs

<p>Linda is making chocolate chip cookies for the school bake sale. She has `6 3/8` cups of chocolate chips. Each batch of cookies requires `3/4` of a cup of chocolate chips.</p><ul><li>How many batches of cookies can Linda make? </li><li>How many cups of chocolate chips will she have left over?</li></ul>

Word problems based on fraction division are some phrasal puzzles describing real-world problems that can be solved using dividing the fraction terms and leaving some reminders according to the context of the question. These word problems are also solved like o...

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Grade 6
Number System
6.NS.A.1

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