5th Grade Fraction Word Problems: Mixed Numbers & More

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make 3 batches of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need in total?

• 5 cups

• 7 1/2 cups

• 3 1/2 cups

• 10 cups

Sarah has 3/4 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/2 of it to wrap a gift. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1/4 of a yard

• 3/8 of a yard

• 5/8 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

A garden is planted with 1/3 of an acre of tomatoes. If each tomato plant takes up 1/6 of an acre, how many tomato plants can be planted?

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 4

Tom has 5 1/4 pounds of apples. He wants to divide them equally into bags that hold 3/4 of a pound each. How many bags can he fill?

• 6

• 5

• 7

• 8

A car travels 2 1/2 miles every hour. How far will it travel in 4 hours?

• 8 miles

• 10 miles

• 12 miles

• 6 miles

Emma drank 1/2 of a gallon of juice. If she wants to drink 3 times that amount, how many gallons of juice will she need?

• 1.5 gallons

• 0.75 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 2 gallons

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices are left?

• 1 slice

• 4 slices

• 2 slices

• 3 slices

A baker made 4 1/2 dozen cookies. If he sells 2/3 of them, how many cookies does he have left?

• 24

• 30

• 18

• 12

A tank holds 5 1/2 gallons of water. If 1/4 of the tank is filled, how many gallons of water are in the tank?

• 1.375 gallons

• 3.5 gallons

• 2.75 gallons

• 4 gallons

Liam has 2 3/4 yards of fabric. He uses 1/2 of it to make a shirt. How much fabric does he have left?

• 1 3/8 yards

• 1 1/2 yards

• 2 yards

• 3/4 yards