GoMath 5th grade Skills Inventory 2

Michael is practicing the piano. He spends 1/2 hour practicing scales and 1/4 hour practicing the piece for his recital. What is a common denominator for 1/2 and 1/4?

• 4

• 10

• 6

Julia and Sam rode their bikes on the bike path. Julia rode her bike 3/10 of the path's distance. Sam rode his bike 4/8 of the path's distance. Compare the distances using <, >, or =.

• 3/10 < 4/8

• 4/8 > 3/10

• 4/8 + 3/10

• 3/10 x 4/8

Ali needs 4/10 yard of red ribbon and 5/10 yard of blue ribbon to make a tail for her kite. How much ribbon does Ali need in all?

• 9/10 yard

• 9/5 yard

• 4/8 yard

Bryan brought 8/10 gallon of water on a hiking trip. He drank 4/10 gallon of water. How much water is left?

• 4/10 gallon

• 2/5 gallon

• 4/5 gallon

• 2/10 gallon

Lily has two kittens. One kitten weighs 15/16 pound. The other kitten weighs 12/16 pound. What is the difference in the weights of the two kittens?

• 3/16 pound

• 2/8 pound

• 1/3 pound

Jamie put 2 3/12 pounds of green apples into a bag. He then added 3 5/12 pounds of red apples into the same bag. What is the total weight of the apples in the bag?

• 5 8/12 pounds

• 5 4/6 pounds

• 5 2/3 pounds

Mrs. Laska buys 4 5/8 yards of blue fabric and 2 1/8 yards of green fabric. How many more yards of blue fabric than green fabric does Mrs. Laska buy?

• 2 4/8 yards

• 2 2/4 yards

• 2 1/2 yards

• 2 5/6 yards

In Crosby’s model collection, 5/16 of the models are trains and 7/16 of the models are cars. What part of Crosby’s model collection is trains and cars?

• 12/16 of the collection is trains and cars

• 6/8 of the collection is trains and cars

• 3/4 of the collection is trains and cars

• 2/16 of the collection is trains and cars

On Tuesday, Lilly spent 1/4 hour working on her science fair project. Ben worked 3 times as long on his science fair project as Lilly did. How much time did Ben spend on his science fair project?

• 3/4 hour

• 1/2 hour

• 1/4 hour

• 1 hour

It takes Akio’s family 2 1/2 hours to drive from their home to the beach. It takes his family 3 times as long to drive to the mountains as it takes to drive to the beach. How long does it take Akio’s family to drive from their home to the mountains?

• 7 1/2 hours

• 7 3/5 hours

• 7 hours