5th- Fraction Word Problems

Four friends are sharing 3 large pizzas equally. What fraction of a pizza will each friend receive?

• 3/4

• 4/3

• 1 1/4

• 1/4

Sarah has 2/3 of a yard of fabric. She uses 1/2 of her fabric for a project. What fraction of a yard of fabric did she use?

• 1/3

• 3/5

• 4/3

• 1/6

A baker has 5 pounds of sugar. He uses 1/4 pound of sugar for each cake he bakes. How many cakes can he bake?

• 5/4

• 4

• 20

• 1/20

A 9-foot ribbon is cut into 8 equal pieces. How long is each piece of ribbon?

• 8/9 feet

• 9/8 feet

• 1 1/8 inches

• 8 1/9 feet

Mr. Garcia's class is painting a mural. The mural is 3/4 finished. Of the finished portion, 1/3 is painted blue. What fraction of the entire mural is painted blue?

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 4/7

• 9/12

You have 1/2 gallon of juice. You want to pour an equal amount into 6 smaller bottles. How much juice will be in each bottle?

• 3 gallons

• 1/12 gallons

• 6/2 gallons

• 12 gallons

There are 7 granola bars to be shared equally among 5 campers. How many granola bars will each camper receive? Represent your answer as a mixed number.

• 1 2/5

• 2 1/5

• 5 2/7

• 5/7;

Mr. Kim has a 4-foot-long sub sandwich. He wants to cut it into pieces that are each 1/3 of a foot long. How many pieces will he have?

• 12 pieces

• 4/3 pieces

• 7 pieces

• 1/12 pieces

A 10-pound bag of rice is divided equally into 8 smaller bags. How much does each smaller bag of rice weigh?

• 1 1/8 pounds

• 1 1/4 pounds

• 8/10 pounds

• 6/4 pounds

Emily walks 3/4 of a mile each day. Her friend, Jessica, walks 1/2 the distance that Emily walks. How far does Jessica walk each day?

• 3/8 miles

• 4/6 miles

• 1/4 miles

• 1 1/4 miles