Mastering Fractions: Real-Life Problems for Grade 5

If you have 3/4 of a pizza and you eat 1/2 of it, how much pizza do you have left?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 5/8

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

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

You read 1/5 of a book in the morning and 1/4 in the afternoon. What fraction of the book did you read in total?

• 1/3

• 9/20

• 1/2

• 7/20

A car travels 3/5 of a mile in 1/4 of an hour. How many miles does it travel in one hour?

• 0.6 miles

• 2.4 miles

• 3 miles

• 1.5 miles

If a chocolate bar is divided into 8 equal pieces and you eat 3/8 of it, how much of the chocolate bar is left?

• 7/8

• 5/8

• 3/8

• 1/2

You have 5/6 of a yard of fabric. If you use 1/3 of it for a project, how much fabric do you have remaining?

• 1/2 yards

• 5/9 yards

• 3/4 yards

• 2/3 yards

A tank can hold 2/5 of a gallon of water. If you fill it with 1/2 gallon, how much more water can it hold?

• 1 gallon

• 1/5 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 0 gallons

You have 7/10 of a gallon of paint. If you use 1/5 of it for a project, how much paint do you have left?

• 1/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 2/5 gallon

• 3/10 gallon

If a recipe requires 3/4 cup of flour and you only have 1/2 cup, how much more flour do you need?

• 1/4 cup

• 1 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 3/4 cup

A baker made 2/3 of a cake and sold 1/4 of it. What fraction of the cake does the baker still have?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 3/4

• 2/5