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Word Problems That Divide Fractions Worksheet with Answer Key

7 problems on word problems that divide fractions: spotting which quantity is missing, bags of nails, sharing fudge, floor varnish, elastic headbands, a hut's rice sacks, and writing your own stories. 2 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Decide which quantity is missing in each story and write the multiplication sentence.
  2. Word problem: how many bags Leah can fill from 8 kg of nails.
  3. Word problem: how much fudge each of 2 students gets.
  4. Word problem: what part of the stage Samir can coat with his varnish.
  5. Word problem: headbands from a 7 m roll of elastic cord, and what is left over.
  6. Word problem: how many 9 kg rice sacks the hut needs for 12 hikers.
  7. Write three short stories that match one fraction division.

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