5th Grade Proportional Fractions in Real-Life Scenarios

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. If she shares it equally with 2 friends, how much pizza will each person get?

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 1/8

• 1/4

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

• 1/4 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

3. Tom read 5/8 of his book in one week. If the book has 240 pages, how many pages did he read?

• 150

• 180

• 200

• 120

4. A class has 20 students, and 3/5 of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 12

• 15

• 10

• 8

5. A car uses 1/4 of a tank of gas to travel 60 miles. How far can it travel on a full tank?

• 240 miles

• 300 miles

• 180 miles

• 120 miles

6. Emily has 2/5 of a yard of fabric. If she uses 1/2 of it for a project, how much fabric does she have left?

• 1/4 of a yard

• 3/10 of a yard

• 1/5 of a yard

• 2/5 of a yard

7. A fruit basket contains 3/10 apples and 7/10 oranges. If there are 50 fruits in total, how many apples are there?

• 10

• 20

• 25

• 15

8. A recipe requires 1/2 cup of milk for every 1/4 cup of flour. How much milk is needed for 1 cup of flour?

• 2 cups of milk

• 1/2 cup of milk

• 1 cup of milk

• 3 cups of milk

10. A school has 120 students, and 2/3 of them are participating in a science fair. How many students are participating?

• 100

• 60

• 40

• 80