TEKS 5.3L Worksheets — Grade 5 Divide whole numbers by unit fractions and

Imani is making a fruit salad for her family. She has 3/4 of a cup of blueberries, and she wants to divide them evenly into 3 bowls. How much blueberries will go into each bowl?

1. 1/4 cup ✓
2. 1/2 cup
3. 1/3 cup
4. 3/4 cup

Why: To find out how much blueberries Imani will put in each bowl, we need to divide the total amount of blueberries, which is 3/4 cup, by the number of bowls, which is 3. We can calculate this as 3/4 divided by 3, or (3/4) * (1/3) = 3/12 = 1/4. Therefore, each bowl will get 1/4 cup of blueberries.

Carolina is planting flowers in her garden in Tyler, Texas. She has 5 flower pots and wants to fill each pot with 1/3 of a bag of soil. How many bags of soil does Carolina need in total to fill all the pots?

1. 1
2. 5/3 ✓
3. 2
4. 3/2

Why: To find the total amount of soil Carolina needs, you can multiply the number of pots by the amount of soil needed for each pot. Carolina has 5 pots and each one requires 1/3 bag of soil. So the calculation is 5 * (1/3) = 5/3 bags of soil in total.

Zara has 3/4 of a yard of ribbon. She wants to cut the ribbon into equal pieces that are each 1/8 of a yard long. How many pieces of ribbon can Zara cut from the ribbon she has?

1. 6 ✓
2. 5
3. 4
4. 8

Why: To find out how many pieces of ribbon Zara can cut, we divide the total length of the ribbon (3/4 yard) by the length of each piece (1/8 yard). First, we can convert 3/4 to a fraction with a common denominator of 8. 3/4 is equivalent to 6/8. Now we divide 6/8 by 1/8, which is the same as multiplying 6/8 by the reciprocal of 1/8 (which is 8/1). So, 6/8 * 8/1 = 6. Therefore, Zara can cut 6 pieces of ribbon.

Mariana is making homemade salsa for a school event in Waco, Texas. She has 4 cups of tomatoes. If each serving of salsa requires 1/2 cup of tomatoes, how many servings of salsa can Mariana make?

1. 8 ✓
2. 6
3. 10
4. 4

Why: To find out how many servings of salsa Mariana can make, we need to divide the total amount of tomatoes by the amount used per serving. Since she has 4 cups of tomatoes and each serving requires 1/2 cup, we can set up the division as 4 ÷ (1/2). Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal, so 4 ÷ (1/2) is equal to 4 * 2, which equals 8. Therefore, Mariana can make 8 servings of salsa.

Thuy is making a batch of cookies for a bake sale in San Antonio. The recipe calls for 3 cups of flour, but she wants to divide the flour into 1/3 cup portions. How many 1/3 cup portions of flour can Thuy make from the 3 cups?

1. 9 ✓
2. 6
3. 3
4. 12

Why: To find out how many 1/3 cup portions are in 3 cups, divide 3 by 1/3. This is the same as multiplying 3 by the reciprocal of 1/3, which is 3. So, 3 * 3 equals 9. Therefore, Thuy can make 9 portions of 1/3 cup flour.

Gabriela is planning a picnic in the Texas Hill Country. She has 3 1/2 gallons of lemonade to share with her friends. Each friend will receive 1/4 gallon of lemonade. How many friends can Gabriela serve with the lemonade she has?

1. 14 ✓
2. 10
3. 7
4. 12

Why: To find out how many friends Gabriela can serve, we need to divide the total amount of lemonade by the amount each friend gets. Convert 3 1/2 gallons into an improper fraction: 3 1/2 = 7/2 gallons. Then, divide 7/2 by 1/4: (7/2) ÷ (1/4) = 7/2 * 4/1 = 28/2 = 14. Therefore, Gabriela can serve 14 friends with the lemonade.

Mia is making fresh lemonade for a picnic in Palo Duro Canyon. She uses 4 cups of water for each pitcher of lemonade. If she has 3 pitchers, how many cups of water does Mia need in total?

1. 12 ✓
2. 7
3. 10
4. 9

Why: To find out how many cups of water Mia needs in total, you multiply the number of pitchers by the cups of water per pitcher. Mia has 3 pitchers and uses 4 cups of water for each, so you calculate 3 * 4 = 12. Therefore, Mia needs 12 cups of water for the lemonade.

Evelyn is making homemade tamales for her family reunion in Texas. She needs 3 cups of masa for each tamale. If she prepares a batch of 12 tamales, how many cups of masa does she need in total?

1. 36 ✓
2. 4
3. 24
4. 12

Why: To find the total amount of masa Evelyn needs, multiply the number of tamales (12) by the amount of masa needed for each tamale (3). The calculation is 12 * 3 = 36. Therefore, Evelyn needs 36 cups of masa for her tamales.