Fraction Fun: Word Problems & Mixed Numbers for 5th Grade

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

• 3 1/2 cups

• 7 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?

• 3/8 of a yard

• 5/8 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

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

• 6 slices

• 5 slices

• 2 slices

• 4 slices

Tom has 5 1/3 liters of juice. He pours 2 1/4 liters into a pitcher. How much juice does he have left?

• 2 1/2 liters

• 3 1/1/12 liters

• 4 1/4 liters

• 1 1/3 liters

A garden is divided into 4 equal sections. If 3/5 of one section is planted with tomatoes, what fraction of the entire garden is planted with tomatoes?

• 2/5

• 1/5

• 1/4

• 3/20

Emily read 1/3 of a book that has 120 pages. How many pages did she read?

• 30

• 50

• 60

• 40

A cake recipe requires 1 1/2 cups of sugar. If you want to make 4 cakes, how many cups of sugar do you need?

• 6 cups

• 4 cups

• 8 cups

• 10 cups

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

• 3 miles

• 2 miles

• 4 1/2 miles

• 5 miles

If a chocolate bar is divided into 12 equal pieces and you eat 1/4 of it, how many pieces are left?

• 6

• 9

• 8

• 10

A container holds 3 1/2 gallons of water. If you use 1 3/4 gallons for a project, how much water is remaining in the container?

• 1 gallon

• 3 gallons

• 2 gallons

• 1 3/4 gallons