Grade 5 Math: Fun with Adding & Subtracting Fractions

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

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/2

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

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

3. Tom has 5 apples, and he buys 3 more. If he gives away 4 apples, how many does he have now?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 3

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

• 2/3

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/4

5. Lisa read 1/3 of a book on Monday and 1/4 on Tuesday. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 7/12

• 1/2

• 5/12

• 2/3

6. A baker made 2/5 of a cake and sold 1/10 of it. How much of the cake is left?

• 1/2

• 9/25

• 7/25

• 3/10

7. If a car travels 120 miles in 2 hours, how many miles does it travel in 1 hour?

• 45 miles

• 30 miles

• 60 miles

• 90 miles

8. A box contains 3/5 of a pound of nuts. If you eat 1/5 of a pound, how much is left?

• 2/5 of a pound

• 4/5 of a pound

• 3/5 of a pound

• 1/2 of a pound

9. There are 24 students in a class. If 1/3 of them are girls, how many boys are there?

• 12

• 20

• 8

• 16

10. A farmer harvested 3/4 of his corn and sold 1/2 of that. How much corn did he sell?

• 1/4 of the total corn harvested

• 3/8 of the total corn harvested

• 1/2 of the total corn harvested

• 3/4 of the total corn harvested