5th Grade Fraction & Decimal Word Problems: Multiply & Divide

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 2 batches of the recipe, how much sugar do you need in total?

• 3/4 cup of sugar

• 1 cup of sugar

• 1 1/2 cups of sugar

• 2 cups of sugar

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

Sarah has 5 apples. She gives 1/2 of them to her friend. How many apples does she have left?

• 3 apples

• 5 apples

• 4 apples

• 2 apples

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CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

A car travels 1/3 of a mile every minute. How far will it travel in 5 minutes?

• 3 miles

• 2 miles

• 1.67 miles

• 0.5 miles

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

Tom bought 2.5 pounds of flour. He used 1/5 of it to make bread. How much flour does he have left?

• 2.5 pounds

• 2.0 pounds

• 0.5 pounds

• 1.5 pounds

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 7/8

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

A gardener planted 1/4 of an acre of flowers. If he wants to plant 3 times that amount, how many acres will he plant in total?

• 2 acres

• 1/2 acre

• 3 acres

• 1 acre

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

A bottle holds 2.5 liters of water. If you pour out 1/2 liter, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 2.5 liters

• 1.5 liters

• 3.0 liters

• 2.0 liters

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Lily read 3/5 of a book. If the book has 200 pages, how many pages has she read?

• 100 pages

• 80 pages

• 150 pages

• 120 pages

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

A baker made 1.2 kilograms of cookies. If he sells 1/3 of them, how much does he have left?

• 1.2 kilograms

• 0.8 kilograms

• 0.4 kilograms

• 1.0 kilograms

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A recipe requires 2/3 cup of milk. If you want to make 4 times the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• 4 cups

• 2 and 2/3 cups

• 1 and 1/3 cups

• 3 cups

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B