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5th Grade Unit 4 Understanding Fraction Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
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1.

Four friends each had a bottle of water. Teresa drank 4/6 of water in her bottle. Shawn drank 3/8 of the water in his bottle. Carter drank 2/5 of the water in his bottle and Sasha drank 1/2 of the water in her bottle. The fractions are shown here: 4/7, 4/6, 3/8, 2/5, and 1/2.

Which expression correctly lists the amounts of water each of the friends drank from their bottle in order from least to greatest?

a)

3/8 < 2/5 < 4/6 < 1/2

b)

3/8 < 4/6 < 2/5 < 1/2

c)

4/6 < 3/8 < 2/5 <1/2

d)

3/8 < 3/8 < 1/2 < 4/6

2.

Davon is making brownies. The recipe calls for 2 1/4 cups of walnuts and 3 3/8 cups of pecans. How many cups of nuts are needed for the brownie recipe? Prove your answer with an equation.

a)

3 3/8 + 2 1/4 = B

b)

2 1/4 + 3 3/8 = B

c)

2 + 3 3/8 = B

d)

3 + 2 1/4 = B

3.

Which group of fractions is in order from least to greatest?

a)

7/10 < 3/5 < 1/5

b)

1/5 < 7/10 < 3/5

c)

1/5 <3/5 7/10

d)

1/4 <1/2 < 3/4

4.

Ms. Pham has 3/6 of a liter of salt water. He used 1/4 of a liter for an experiment. How much salt water does Ms. Pham have now?

a)

2/15

b)

3/10

c)

1/2

d)

3/12

5.

Sandy says that 5/8 - 1/2 = 6/8. Do you agree with Sandy's answer? Explain why she is correct or incorrect?

(a)  

6.

Decide how the sum relates to the benchmark fractions. Justify your thinking.

1/4 + 4/8 = ?

a)

6/8

b)

4/8

c)

3/4

d)

3/6

7.

Determine how the difference relates to the benchmark fractions. Justify your thinking.

5/6 - 2/3 = ?

a)

1/8

b)

3/10

c)

1/6

d)

2/6

8.

Sammy completed 1/8 of his homework before his basketball practice and 3/4 after practice. How much of his homework did he complete?

a)

4/12

b)

1/2

c)

1 whole

d)

7/8

9.

Sharon had 5 pizzas for sale. They were sliced into different portions. Sharon sold 1 5/8 pizzas to the math team. Then she sold 2 3/4 pizzas to the drama club. How much pizza is still left for sale?

a)

1 1/8

b)

2 1/8

c)

1 2/4

d)

1 4/8

10.

Darius measures the lengths, in inches, of 10 insects. He records the lengths of the insects on this line plot. He adds the lengths of the 3 longest insects

a)

5 in.

b)

4 1/2 in.

c)

3 in.

d)

2 1/4 in.