Dividing fractions by fractions

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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1. 1.

   A batch of play dough needs 3/4 cup of flour. Kira has 5/8 cup in a bowl. What fraction of a batch can Kira make?

   5/6
2. 2.

   A quilt square needs 3/4 m of cloth. Luz has 2/3 m. What fraction of a square can Luz make?

   8/9
3. 3.

   A flower pot needs 3/4 kg of soil. Milo has 3/5 kg. What fraction of the pot can Milo fill?

   4/5
4. 4.

   A pitcher of lemonade needs 5/6 L of lemon juice. Noah has 1/2 L. What fraction of a pitcher can Noah make?

   3/5
5. 5.

   A poster needs 3/4 L of paint. Tala has 2/5 L. What fraction of the poster can Tala paint?

   8/15
6. 6.

   Ari's tank holds 9/10 L of water. A watering can holds 2/5 L. Check by multiplying back: how many cans of water is that?

   2 1/4
7. 7.

   Bo is sewing pockets onto shirts from a cloth strip 8/9 m long. Each pocket needs 2/3 m. Check by multiplying back: the strip is how many pockets long?

   1 1/3
8. 8.

   Jun's garden path is 6/7 m long. Each stepping stone is 1/2 m long. Check by multiplying back: the path is how many stones long?

   1 5/7
9. 9.

   Kira has a ribbon 8/9 m long for gift loops. Each loop uses 1/6 m. Check by multiplying back: how many loops' worth of ribbon is that?

   5 1/3
10. 10.

    Luz's watering can holds 2/3 L of water. A seedling cup holds 1/12 L. How many cups can Luz fill?

    8