Sharing a Mixed Number Amount

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Practice problems on dividing and sharing mixed-number quantities equally. Students solve eight word questions involving flour in jars, nails among workers, lengths of bike paths and race routes, and distances for canoe trips and relays. Additional scenarios convert and distribute lemonade by pitcher and milk by café, requiring students to compute each share and select the correct fractional or mixed-number answer from multiple choices.

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Question 1-8 (flour, nails, bike path, race route, canoe trip, relay, lemonade, milk)

Sharing a Mixed Number Amount (Word) Name: | Solve each problem.
1) A 6 2⁄ 3-pound bag of flour is scooped equally into 8 jars. How much flour is in each jar?
A. 1 5⁄ 12 pounds B. 5⁄ 6 pound C. 2⁄ 3 pound D. 1 1⁄ 5 pounds | | | | | | Answers | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | 1.
2. | | | | | 2) | A 4 1⁄ 2-pound box of nails is divided equally among 6 workers. How many pounds of nails does each worker get?
A. 1 1⁄ 6 pounds B. 1 1⁄ 3 pounds C. 3⁄ 4 pound D. 1⁄ 2 pound | | | | | 3.
4. | | | | | 3) | A 1 1⁄ 2-mile bike path is split into 6 equal segments.
How long is each segment?
A. 1⁄ 2 mile B. 4 miles C. 1⁄ 4 mile D. 2⁄ 3 mile | | | | | 5.
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7. | | | | | 4) | A 1 2⁄ 3-mile race route is marked off into 4 equal legs.
How long is each leg?
A. 2⁄ 3 mile B. 11⁄ 12 mile C. 2 2⁄ 5 miles D. 5⁄ 12 mile | | | | | 8. | | | | | 5) | A 2 1⁄ 2-mile canoe trip is broken into 3 equal paddling shifts. How long is each shift?
A. 1⁄ 2 mile B. 1 1⁄ 6 miles C. 5⁄ 6 mile D. 1 1⁄ 5 miles | | | | | | | | | | 6) | A 1 1⁄ 2-mile relay is split equally among 6 runners.
How far does each runner run?
A. 4 miles B. 1⁄ 4 mile C. 1⁄ 2 mile D. 2⁄ 3 mile | | | | | | | | | | 7) | A 1 1⁄ 4-gallon jug of lemonade is poured equally into 2 pitchers. How much lemonade is in each pitcher?
A. 1 3⁄ 5 gallons B. 3⁄ 4 gallon C. 1⁄ 4 gallon D. 5⁄ 8 gallon | | | | | | | | | | 8) | A 2 1⁄ 4-gallon container of milk is shared equally by 3 cafes. How much milk does each cafe receive?
A. 1⁄ 4 gallon B. 1 1⁄ 3 gallons C. 3⁄ 4 gallon D. 11⁄ 12 gallon | | | | | | | | | | | 1-8 | 88 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0 | [Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8)[ 8](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8) Sharing a Mixed Number Amount (Word) Name: Answer Key | Solve each problem.
1) A 6 2⁄ 3-pound bag of flour is scooped equally into 8 jars. How much flour is in each jar?
A. 1 5⁄ 12 pounds B. 5⁄ 6 pound C. 2⁄ 3 pound | D. 1 1⁄ 5 pounds | Answers | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | 1.
2. | B | | | | | C | | | | | | | 2) A 4 1⁄ 2-pound box of nails is divided equally among 6 workers. How many pounds of nails does each worker get?
A. 1 1⁄ 6 pounds B. 1 1⁄ 3 pounds C. 3⁄ 4 pound | D. 1⁄ 2 pound | 3.
4. | C | | | | | D | | | | | | | 3) A 1 1⁄ 2-mile bike path is split into 6 equal segments. How long is each segment?
A. 1⁄ 2 mile B. 4 miles C. 1⁄ 4 mile | D. 2⁄ 3 mile | 5.
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7. | C | | | | | B | | | | | D | | | | | | | 4) A 1 2⁄ 3-mile race route is marked off into 4 equal legs. How long is each leg?
A. 2⁄ 3 mile B. 11⁄ 12 mile C. 2 2⁄ 5 miles | D. 5⁄ 12 mile | 8. | C | | | | | | | 5) A 2 1⁄ 2-mile canoe trip is broken into 3 equal paddling shifts. How long is each shift?
A. 1⁄ 2 mile B. 1 1⁄ 6 miles C. 5⁄ 6 mile | D. 1 1⁄ 5 miles | | | | 6) A 1 1⁄ 2-mile relay is split equally among 6 runners. How far does each runner run?
A. 4 miles B. 1⁄ 4 mile C. 1⁄ 2 mile | D. 2⁄ 3 mile | | | | 7) A 1 1⁄ 4-gallon jug of lemonade is poured equally into 2 pitchers. How much lemonade is in each pitcher?
A. 1 3⁄ 5 gallons B. 3⁄ 4 gallon C. 1⁄ 4 gallon | D. 5⁄ 8 gallon | | | | 8) A 2 1⁄ 4-gallon container of milk is shared equally by 3 cafes. How much milk does each cafe receive?
A. 1⁄ 4 gallon B. 1 1⁄ 3 gallons C. 3⁄ 4 gallon | D. 11⁄ 12 gallon | | | [Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8 1-8)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8 1-8)[ 8](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8 1-8)[ 1-8](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8 1-8) 88 75 63 50 38 25 13 0 | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | Sharing a Mixed Number Amount (Word) Name: | Solve each problem.
1) A 6 2⁄ 3-pound bag of flour is scooped equally into 8 jars. How much

FAQs

What type of math skills do the problems practice?

They practice dividing and sharing mixed-number quantities equally, converting into fractional or mixed-number answers.

What do you do with each scenario in Questions 1–8?

Find how much of the total belongs to each equal share (each jar, worker, segment, leg, shift, runner, pitcher, or café).

Are the answers given with choices?

Yes. Each problem includes multiple-choice options with fractional or mixed-number results to select from.

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