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Grade 6
Understand fractions as division: word problems
Cody is helping refill ketchup bottles at his uncle's diner. He has a huge container with
2
2
2
gallons of ketchup, which he distributes evenly among
15
15
15
bottles.
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How much ketchup goes in each bottle?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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gallons
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Mrs. Roy is building a stone path through her backyard. She uses
25
25
25
equally-sized stones to make a path that is
12
12
12
feet long.
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How long is each stone?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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Mr. Gordon decided to make a healthy snack for the
20
20
20
students in his class. He gave each student a dish of yogurt, and divided
6
6
6
cups of strawberries equally among the dishes.
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How many cups of strawberries did each student get in their yogurt?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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cups
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Robert baked
3
3
3
apple pies for Thanksgiving dinner. There were
16
16
16
people over at the house, including Robert. Each person ate the same amount of apple pie, and all of the pie was eaten.
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How much pie did each person eat?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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of a pie
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On the last day of school, Alvin wants to bring in homemade breakfast biscuits for his classmates. He makes a batch of
25
25
25
biscuits using
8
8
8
cups of flour.
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How much flour is in each biscuit?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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cups
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While working at a soup kitchen, Maura made a pot of vegetable soup to serve
25
25
25
people. She made
10
10
10
quarts of soup, and gave each person an equal portion.
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How much soup did each person get?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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____ quarts
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Linda sells wedges of cheese at the local farmers' market. To make the wedges, she cuts a big
5
5
5
-pound block of cheese into
16
16
16
pieces.
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How much does each wedge of cheese weigh?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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____ pounds
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Victoria and her friends decided to have a water balloon fight! They got
20
20
20
water balloons and used
6
6
6
liters of water to fill them all equally.
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How much water was in each balloon?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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liters
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Robert is making chocolate chip pancakes for his whole family. He wants to make
20
20
20
pancakes using a
3
3
3
-cup bag of chocolate chips.
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How many cups of chocolate chips will be in each pancake?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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cups
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Zachary's art club ordered a giant sub sandwich for a party. It was
6
6
6
feet long! When the sandwich arrived, Zachary cut it into
16
16
16
equal pieces.
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How long was each piece?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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____ feet
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Henry has
3
3
3
cups of frosting to use for
28
28
28
cupcakes. He is extra careful to make sure each cupcake gets the same amount of frosting. How much frosting does each cupcake get? Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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____ cups
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Brendan sells hot apple cider at the Hendersonville Apple Festival each year. For a batch of cider that makes
25
25
25
servings, Brendan uses
2
2
2
tablespoons of cinnamon.
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How much cinnamon is in each serving of cider?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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tablespoons
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Gabby has a stamp collection she is very proud of. She buys a frame to display her favorite stamps. The frame is
6
6
6
inches wide, and a row of
7
7
7
stamps fits perfectly across it.
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How wide is each stamp?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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inches
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Patty saved up her money and bought a model train. Each of the
8
8
8
cars on the train was the same length. When Patty put all the cars together, the train was
3
3
3
feet long.
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How long was each car?
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Write your answer as a proper fraction or mixed number.
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feet
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Sharon sells handmade candles online. Today, she is making a batch of her First Snow scented candles. Sharon melts
2
2
2
pounds of wax and pours it into snowflake-shaped molds. Each mold holds
2
3
\frac{2}{3}
3
2
of a pound of wax. How many candle molds does Sharon fill?
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Use the model to help answer the question.
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Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.
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____ candle molds
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Janet and her friends are roasting marshmallows over a campfire. They packed
3
3
3
chocolate bars. Janet always uses
3
5
\frac{3}{5}
5
3
of a chocolate bar to make a s'more. How many s'mores can they make with the chocolate bars? Use the model to help answer the question. Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.
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____ s'mores
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Ryan is making popsicles for next week's heat wave. He has
3
3
3
cups of grape juice. Each popsicle mold can hold
3
8
\frac{3}{8}
8
3
of a cup of juice. How many popsicles can Ryan make? Use the model to help answer the question. Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.
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____ popsicles
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Wyatt is making gelatin treats to bring when he babysits his neighbor tomorrow. He pours
4
4
4
cups of gelatin into dinosaur-shaped molds. Each mold holds
2
3
\frac{2}{3}
3
2
of a cup of gelatin. How many molds does Wyatt fill? Use the model to help answer the question. Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.
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____ molds
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Harry makes
2
2
3
2\frac{2}{3}
2
3
2
cups of strawberry jam to give to his friends. He divides the jam evenly into
4
4
4
jars. How much jam is in each jar? Use the model to help answer the question. Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.
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____ cups
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Layla forgot to buy a bag of hamster food at the pet store today. She still has
2
2
2
cups of Mini Might hamster food left and needs to figure out how long it will last. A serving for her hamster, Cheeks, is
3
8
\frac{3}{8}
8
3
of a cup. How many servings are left? Use the model to help answer the question. Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.
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____ servings
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In the winter, Lara sells her handmade wreaths at the Family Fir Farm. Today, she is making bows to attach to her wreaths. She cuts up
2
2
2
meters of ribbon and ties the pieces into bows. It takes
2
5
\frac{2}{5}
5
2
of a meter of ribbon to make each bow. How many bows does Lara make? Use the model to help answer the question. Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.
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____ bows
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There's a heat wave this weekend and Sophie is making fresh lemonade. She fills up a pitcher to keep in the fridge and has
2
2
2
pints of lemonade left. She wants to freeze it and use the cubes to keep the lemonade cold. Each ice cube tray holds
4
9
\frac{4}{9}
9
4
of a pint of liquid. How many trays does Sophie fill? Use the model to help answer the question. Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.
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____ trays
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Eve has volunteered to make lasagna for Amity Community Kitchen, a local meal center in her city. After she makes the lasagna layers, she has
2
5
8
2\frac{5}{8}
2
8
5
pounds of shredded cheese left to sprinkle on top. Eve wants to sprinkle the same amount of cheese on top of each of the
3
3
3
trays of lasagna that she made. How much cheese should Eve put on each tray of lasagna? Use the model to help answer the question. Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.
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Jada keeps bees on her farm. This morning, she collected
2
2
2
pounds of honey. She is putting the honey in jars to sell at her farm stand. Each jar holds
5
9
\frac{5}{9}
9
5
of a pound of honey. How many jars' worth of honey does Jada have? Use the model to help answer the question. Write your answer as a whole number, proper fraction, or mixed number.
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