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1 ) One teacher wants to give each student 7
of a slice of pizza. If the teacher
_____________
has 5 slices of pizza, then how many students will she be able to hand out pizza to?

2 ) If a turtle can move 3_4 of a mile every hour, then how many hours would it take
_____________
for a turtle to go 3 miles?

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3 ) Nancy wants to make tarts. To make tarts, she needs 2
of a cup of flour per
_____________
batch of tarts. If Nancy has 5 cups of flour, then how many batches of tarts can Nancy
make?

4 ) Joan is cutting bows out of ribbon which will be used to wrap gifts. If Joan needs
5
_ _____________
of a foot of ribbon to make a bow, and she has 5 feet of ribbon, then how many
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bows can Joan make?

5 ) In her backyard, Mary is planting rows of tomatoes. To plant a row of tomatoes, Mary
_____________
needs 5_9 square feet. There are 10 square feet in Mary's backyard, so how many
rows of tomatoes can Mary plant?

6 ) A group of friends decided to buy bulk chocolate from a candy store. If some friends
_____________
each want _14 of a kilogram of chocolate of the 8 kilograms of chocolate purchased,
then how many people can get a share of chocolate?

7 ) One track coach wants his athletes to race 4 miles around a track to measure how fast
_____________
each person can run. If the track is 4_5 of a mile around, then how many laps
around the track will the athletes have to run to complete the race?

8 ) After Keith picked 10 pears, he wanted to share them with his fellow classmates. If
_____________
Keith wants to give 1_9 of a pear to each of his classmates, then how many
classmates will get some pear?

9 ) One school purchased 6 gallons of blue paint to decorate several of its classrooms. If
_____________
each classroom needs _15 of a gallon of paint, then how many classrooms will get
painted?

10 ) John made 3 pints of hot chocolate for his friends. If each of John's mugs holds
1
_ _____________
of a pint of liquid, then how many friends will get hot chocolate?
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 Name : Score :
Teacher : Date :

Word Problems
5
_
1 ) One teacher wants to give each student 7
of a slice of pizza. If the teacher 7 students
_____________
has 5 slices of pizza, then how many students will she be able to hand out pizza to?

2 ) If a turtle can move 3_4 of a mile every hour, then how many hours would it take 4 hours
_____________
for a turtle to go 3 miles?

1
_
3 ) Nancy wants to make tarts. To make tarts, she needs 2
of a cup of flour per 10 batches
_____________
batch of tarts. If Nancy has 5 cups of flour, then how many batches of tarts can Nancy
make?

4 ) Joan is cutting bows out of ribbon which will be used to wrap gifts. If Joan needs 6 bows
5
_ _____________
of a foot of ribbon to make a bow, and she has 5 feet of ribbon, then how many
6
bows can Joan make?

5 ) In her backyard, Mary is planting rows of tomatoes. To plant a row of tomatoes, Mary 18 rows
_____________
needs _59 square feet. There are 10 square feet in Mary's backyard, so how many
rows of tomatoes can Mary plant?

6 ) A group of friends decided to buy bulk chocolate from a candy store. If some friends 32 people
_____________
each want _14 of a kilogram of chocolate of the 8 kilograms of chocolate purchased,
then how many people can get a share of chocolate?

7 ) One track coach wants his athletes to race 4 miles around a track to measure how fast 5 laps
_____________
each person can run. If the track is _45 of a mile around, then how many laps
around the track will the athletes have to run to complete the race?

8 ) After Keith picked 10 pears, he wanted to share them with his fellow classmates. If 90 classmates
_____________
Keith wants to give _19 of a pear to each of his classmates, then how many
classmates will get some pear?

9 ) One school purchased 6 gallons of blue paint to decorate several of its classrooms. If 30 rooms
_____________
each classroom needs _15 of a gallon of paint, then how many classrooms will get
painted?

10 ) John made 3 pints of hot chocolate for his friends. If each of John's mugs holds 21 friends
1
_ _____________
of a pint of liquid, then how many friends will get hot chocolate?
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