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What fraction of the package does each student get? |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>1.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2) | George has 7 yards of rope. He cuts the rope into pieces that are each 1⁄ 3 yard long. How many pieces does he get? |  |  |  |  |  | 2.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A gardener spreads 1⁄ 5 of a bag of soil equally over 7 flower beds. What fraction of the bag does each bed get? |  |  |  |  |  | 3.  \u003Cbr>4.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A farmer has 6 tons of hay. Each barn stall gets 3⁄ 4 ton. How many stalls can the farmer supply? |  |  |  |  |  | 5.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Tiffany has 7 feet of ribbon. Each bow uses 1⁄ 6 foot of ribbon. How many bows can she make? |  |  |  |  |  | 6.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Tom shares 1⁄ 2 of a pound of trail mix equally among 5 hikers. What fraction of a pound does each hiker get? |  |  |  |  |  | 7.  \u003Cbr>8. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | A baker has 4 cups of sugar. Each batch of cookies uses 1⁄ 4 cup of sugar. How many batches can the baker make? |  |  |  |  |  | \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | A chef has 5 pounds of dough. Each pizza uses 1⁄ 2 pound of dough. How many pizzas can the chef make? |  |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | Emily pours 1⁄ 4 of a gallon of lemonade equally into 2 bottles. What fraction of a gallon goes into each bottle? |  |  |  |  |  | 11.  \u003Cbr>12. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | A candy maker has 5 pounds of chocolate. Each candy bar uses 1⁄ 8 pound. How many candy bars can be made? |  |  |  |  |  | 13. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 11) | A painter has 6 gallons of paint. Each room uses 2⁄ 5 gallon. How many rooms can the painter finish? |  |  |  |  |  | 14.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 12) | Isabel has 21 cups of fruit punch. She pours the punch into glasses that each hold 3⁄ 8 cup. How many glasses can she fill? |  |  |  |  |  | 15.   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 13) | A farmer has 12 tons of hay. Each barn stall gets 3⁄ 4 ton. How many stalls can the farmer supply? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 14) | Sarah has 6 feet of ribbon. Each bow uses 1⁄ 6 foot of ribbon. How many bows can she make? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 15) | Cody shares 1⁄ 2 of a pound of trail mix equally among 8 hikers. What fraction of a pound does each hiker get? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  | Math\u003Cbr>[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 1 | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-15 | 93 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 67 |  | 60 | 53 | 47 | 40 | 33 |\n|  |  |  |  | 27 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nDividing Fractions (Word)  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem. |  |  |  |  | 1. |  | Answers\u003Cbr> 1 \u003Cbr>9 |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1) | A teacher shares 1⁄ 3 of a package of paper equally among 3 students. What fraction of the package does each student get? |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | George has 7 yards of rope. He cuts the rope into pieces that are each 1⁄ 3 yard long. How many pieces does he get? |  |  |  | 2. |  | 21 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  1  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | A gardener spreads 1⁄ 5 of a bag of soil equally over 7 flower beds. What fraction of the bag does each bed get? |  |  |  | 3.\u003Cbr>4. |  | 35 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) | A farmer has 6 tons of hay. Each barn stall gets 3⁄ 4 ton. How many stalls can the farmer supply? |  |  |  | 5. |  | 42 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | Tiffany has 7 feet of ribbon. Each bow uses 1⁄ 6 foot of ribbon. How many bows can she make? |  |  |  | 6. |  |  1 \u003Cbr>10 |  |  |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | Tom shares 1⁄ 2 ","cbCaiqoM3kjEhswo","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqoM3kjEhswo","pdf",47160,"English","# Solve each problem\n## Problem set 1-15\n## Answer key","[{\"question\":\"How do I solve the teacher-sharing fraction problem?\",\"answer\":\"Divide 1/3 of the package by 3 students to find each student’s share. 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