Grade 5 Math Story Problems

Samantha was baking cookies. She used $$\frac{3}{4}$$ of a cup of sugar for one batch and $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of a cup for another batch. How much sugar did she use in total?

If a recipe calls for $$\frac{5}{8}$$ of a pound of flour and you want to make half of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

Michael had $$\frac{7}{8}$$ of a pizza and shared $$\frac{1}{4}$$ of it with his friend. How much of the pizza does Michael have left?

A farmer harvested $$\frac{3}{5}$$ of his apple orchard and then harvested another $$\frac{1}{5}$$ of the orchard the next day. What fraction of his orchard has been harvested?

Lisa read $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of a book on Monday and $$\frac{1}{6}$$ of it on Tuesday. What fraction of the book has Lisa read?

A container holds $$\frac{3}{4}$$ gallon of water. If $$\frac{1}{8}$$ gallon is poured out, how much water is left in the container?

If a cyclist travels $$9\frac{5}{6}$$ of a mile in the morning and $$8\frac{1}{3}$$ of a mile in the afternoon, how many miles does the cyclist travel in total?

A baker used $$\frac{2}{3}$$ of a bag of flour on Monday and $$\frac{3}{4}$$ of a bag on Tuesday. How much more flour did the baker use on Tuesday than on Monday?

A school library had $$\frac{4}{5}$$ of its books in the fiction section and the rest in the non-fiction section. If $$\frac{1}{4}$$ of the fiction books were checked out, what fraction of the total books were still in the fiction section?

Tom had a rope that was $$\frac{7}{8}$$ yards long. He cut off $$\frac{1}{4}$$ yard to tie a package. How long was the rope after cutting?