Grade 5 Fraction Multiplication Word Problems Challenge

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a chocolate bar. She decides to share it equally with her friend. What fraction of the chocolate bar does each person get?

• 3/8

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 5/8

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

• 1/2 cup

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

3. A garden is 1/2 of a square meter. If you plant flowers in 3/5 of the garden, what fraction of a square meter is used for flowers?

• 1/3

• 2/5

• 1/4

• 3/10

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

4. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/8 of the pizza and your friend eats 1/2 of what you ate, how much of the pizza did your friend eat?

• 3/16

• 1/8

• 5/16

• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

5. A bottle holds 2/3 of a liter of juice. If you pour out 1/4 of the juice, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 1/3 liter

• 1/2 liter

• 2/3 liter

• 3/4 liter

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

6. A fabric store sells 5/6 of a yard of fabric. If you buy 1/3 of that amount, how much fabric do you have?

• 1/2 yards

• 3/4 yards

• 2/3 yards

• 5/18 yards

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

7. A recipe requires 3/5 of a cup of oil. If you want to make 2/3 of the recipe, how much oil do you need?

• 1/3 cup

• 2/5 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

8. A tank is filled with 4/5 of its capacity. If 1/2 of that amount is used, what fraction of the tank's capacity is still full?

• 3/5

• 4/5

• 2/5

• 1/2

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

9. A box contains 3/4 of a pound of nuts. If you use 2/3 of that amount for a recipe, how much nuts do you use?

• 3/4 pound

• 1/4 pound

• 2/3 pound

• 1/2 pound

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

10. A cake recipe calls for 1/2 cup of milk. If you want to make 3/4 of the recipe, how much milk do you need?

• 3/8 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6