Fractions in Area & Perimeter Word Problems for 5th Grade

A garden has a length of 3/4 meters and a width of 1/2 meters. What is the area of the garden in square meters?

• 1 square meter

• 3/8 square meters

• 1/4 square meters

• 3/2 square meters

If a rectangle has a length of 2/3 meters and a width of 1/4 meters, what is its perimeter?

• 7/6 meters

• 11/6 meters

• 3/2 meters

• 5/4 meters

A recipe calls for 1/2 cup of sugar for every 3 cups of flour. If you use 6 cups of flour, how much sugar do you need?

• 1 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 3/4 cup of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

A fence is built around a rectangular yard that is 5/6 meters long and 1/3 meters wide. What is the total length of the fence needed?

• 2 meters

• 3 meters

• 7/3 meters

• 4/3 meters

A rectangular swimming pool has a length of 1/2 meter and a width of 1/3 meter. What is the area of the pool?

• 1/4 square meters

• 1/6 square meters

• 1/3 square meters

• 1/2 square meters

If a box can hold 2/5 cubic meters of sand, how many boxes are needed to hold 3 cubic meters of sand?

• 5

• 10

• 12

• 8

A rectangular plot of land measures 1/2 meter by 1/4 meter. What is the perimeter of the plot?

• 2 meters

• 1 meter

• 0.75 meters

• 1.5 meters

For every 2 meters of fabric, 1/3 meter of ribbon is needed. How much ribbon is needed for 8 meters of fabric?

• 2 meters

• 0.5 meters

• 1.33 meters

• 4 meters

A rectangular table has a length of 3/4 meters and a width of 1/2 meter. What is the area of the table?

• 1/4 square meters

• 3/8 square meters

• 1 square meter

• 3/2 square meters

If a rectangular garden has a length of 1/2 meter and a width of 1/4 meter, what is the total perimeter of the garden?

• 2 meters

• 0.75 meters

• 1 meter

• 1.5 meters