Fraction Word Problems & Mixed Numbers for Grade 5

Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She eats 1/2 of what she has. How much pizza does she eat?

• 1/4 of the pizza

• 3/8 of the pizza

• 1/2 of the pizza

• 5/8 of the pizza

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

A recipe calls for 2 1/3 cups of flour. If Maria uses 1 1/2 cups, how much flour is left?

• 5/6 cups

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 2 cups

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Tom has 5/6 of a yard of ribbon. He cuts off 1/3 of a yard. How much ribbon does he have left?

• 3/6 yard

• 1/4 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 2/3 yard

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

In a class, 3/5 of the students are girls. If there are 20 students in total, how many are girls?

• 15

• 12

• 8

• 10

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A tank can hold 4 1/2 gallons of water. If it is currently filled with 2 3/4 gallons, how much more water can it hold?

• 1 3/4 gallons

• 1 gallon

• 3 1/4 gallons

• 2 gallons

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Lily read 7/8 of her book. If the book has 120 pages, how many pages has she read?

• 105

• 75

• 120

• 90

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A cake is cut into 12 equal pieces. If 3/4 of the cake is left, how many pieces are remaining?

• 3 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 12 pieces

• 9 pieces

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A gardener planted 2 1/2 rows of flowers. If each row has 3/4 of a dozen flowers, how many flowers did he plant in total?

• 22

• 30

• 15

• 18

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

During a sale, a store sold 5/8 of its inventory. If the total inventory was 160 items, how many items were sold?

• 100

• 120

• 80

• 60

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A bottle holds 3 1/4 liters of juice. If 1 2/3 liters are poured out, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1 1/4 liters

• 1 7/12 liters

• 3 liters

• 2 1/2 liters

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C