Mastering Fraction Word Problems: Grade 5 Challenges

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

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 5/8

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 1/2 cup

3. Tom has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/3 of it to make a shirt. How much fabric does he have left?

• 5/9

• 3/4

• 2/3

• 1/2

4. A garden has 1/2 of its area planted with tomatoes and 1/4 with cucumbers. What fraction of the garden is planted with both?

• 1/4

• 3/4

• 1/3

• 1/2

5. Lisa bought 2/5 of a pound of nuts. If she uses 3 times that amount for a recipe, how many pounds of nuts does she use?

• 0.5 pounds

• 1.2 pounds

• 2 pounds

• 1.5 pounds

6. A cake recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour. If you want to make 2 cakes, how much flour do you need?

• 1 1/2 cups of flour

• 3/4 cup of flour

• 2 cups of flour

• 1 cup of flour

7. Mark drank 1/3 of a gallon of juice. If he had 2 gallons to start with, how much juice does he have left?

• 1 gallon

• 2 1/3 gallons

• 1/2 gallon

• 1 2/3 gallons

8. A car can travel 2/5 of a mile on 1/10 of a gallon of gas. How far can it travel on 1 gallon of gas?

• 2 miles

• 4 miles

• 8 miles

• 6 miles

9. Emma has 1/2 of a chocolate bar. She gives 1/4 of it to her friend. How much chocolate bar does she have now?

• 3/4

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

10. A recipe requires 1/2 cup of milk. If you want to make 4 times the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

• 2 cups