Grade 5 Math: Fractions, Decimals & Multi-Step Problems

A bakery made 120 cookies. If they sold 3/4 of them, how many cookies are left? Create an equation to solve this problem.

• 45

• 30

• 60

• 90

Sarah has 2.5 meters of ribbon. She uses 1.2 meters for a project. How much ribbon does she have left? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 2.0 meters

• 1.3 meters

• 1.2 meters

• 0.5 meters

A farmer has 3/5 of a field planted with corn. If he plants another 1/4 of the field with beans, what fraction of the field is now planted? Create an equation to solve this.

• 17/20

• 3/4

• 2/5

• 1/2

Tom bought 4.5 pounds of apples. He used 1.75 pounds to make a pie. How many pounds of apples does he have left? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 2.75 pounds

• 4.0 pounds

• 3.5 pounds

• 1.25 pounds

In a class, 2/3 of the students are girls. If there are 24 students in total, how many girls are there? Create an equation to solve this problem.

• 20

• 16

• 18

• 12

A recipe calls for 1.5 cups of sugar. If you want to make 3 batches, how much sugar do you need in total? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 6 cups

• 1 cup

• 4.5 cups

• 3 cups

Lily read 1.2 books each week for 5 weeks. How many books did she read in total? Create an equation to solve this problem.

• 6

• 7

• 5

• 8

A car travels 150 miles on 5 gallons of gas. How many miles can it travel on 1 gallon? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 30 miles

• 40 miles

• 35 miles

• 25 miles

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If 3 slices are eaten, what fraction of the pizza is left? Create an equation to solve this problem.

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

A store had 60 toys. They sold 1/3 of them and then received 15 more toys. How many toys do they have now? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 55

• 45

• 60

• 30