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Grade 5 Fraction Problems

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sarah had a whole pizza. She ate 1/4 of it. What fraction of the pizza is left?

a)

1/4

b)

2/4

c)

3/4

d)

4/4

2.

Tom had a chocolate bar. He gave away 2/5 of it to his friend. What fraction of the chocolate bar is left?

a)

2/5

b)

3/5

c)

4/5

d)

1/5

3.

Lisa used 3/8 of her art supplies for a project. What fraction of her art supplies is left?

a)

3/8

b)

5/8

c)

6/8

d)

8/8

4.

A water tank was full. After using 4/9 of the water, what fraction of water is left in the tank?

a)

4/9

b)

5/9

c)

6/9

d)

9/9

5.

Kevin read 5/12 of his book yesterday. What fraction of the book is left to read?

a)

5/12

b)

6/12

c)

7/12

d)

12/12

6.

Amy spent 1/6 of her allowance on candy and 2/6 on toys. What fraction of her allowance is left?

a)

3/6

b)

4/6

c)

2/6

d)

1/6

7.

A farmer used 2/10 of his land for corn and 3/10 for wheat. What fraction of his land is left unused?

a)

4/10

b)

5/10

c)

6/10

d)

3/10

8.

Maria ate 1/8 of a cake for breakfast and 3/8 for lunch. What fraction of the cake is left?

a)

4/8

b)

5/8

c)

3/8

d)

1/8

9.

David used 3/15 of his paint for the wall and 5/15 for the ceiling. What fraction of paint is left?

a)

7/15

b)

8/15

c)

6/15

d)

9/15

10.

A school planted flowers in 2/12 of their garden and vegetables in 4/12 of their garden. What fraction of the garden is left empty?

a)

5/12

b)

6/12

c)

7/12

d)

8/12

11.

Jake spent 1/7 of his money on lunch, 2/7 on a book, and 1/7 on a toy. What fraction of his money is left?

a)

3/7

b)

4/7

c)

2/7

d)

5/7

12.

A bakery sold 3/20 of their bread in the morning, 5/20 in the afternoon, and 4/20 in the evening. What fraction of bread is left?

a)

8/20

b)

7/20

c)

9/20

d)

6/20

13.

Emma used 2/16 of her ribbon for one craft, 3/16 for another craft, and 5/16 for a third craft. What fraction of ribbon is left?

a)

6/16

b)

7/16

c)

5/16

d)

8/16

14.

A store gave away 1/9 of their apples as samples, sold 4/9 to customers, and donated 2/9 to charity. What fraction of apples is left?

a)

1/9

b)

2/9

c)

3/9

d)

4/9

15.

Carlos painted 3/25 of a fence on Monday, 7/25 on Tuesday, and 6/25 on Wednesday. What fraction of the fence is left to paint?

a)

8/25

b)

9/25

c)

10/25

d)

7/25

16.

Sophie ate 1/3 of a pie and her brother ate 1/6 of the same pie. What fraction of the pie is left?

a)

1/2

b)

1/3

c)

2/6

d)

1/6

17.

A container had juice. Tom drank 1/4 of it and Sarah drank 1/8 of it. What fraction of juice is left?

a)

5/8

b)

3/8

c)

1/2

d)

7/8

18.

Mike spent 2/5 of his savings on a game and 1/10 on snacks. What fraction of his savings is left?

a)

3/10

b)

4/10

c)

5/10

d)

6/10

19.

A pizza was cut into pieces. Anna ate 1/2 of it, Ben ate 1/4 of it, and Carol ate 1/8 of it. What fraction of the pizza is left?

a)

1/8

b)

2/8

c)

3/8

d)

1/4

20.

A garden has flowers planted in 3/8 of the space and vegetables in 1/4 of the space. What fraction of the garden is left for other plants?

a)

1/8

b)

2/8

c)

3/8

d)

4/8

21.

There are 7 cookies to be shared equally among 3 children. Each child gets 2 cookies. What fraction of the total cookies is left over?

a)

1/7

b)

2/7

c)

3/7

d)

4/7

22.

A teacher has 10 stickers to give equally to 4 students. Each student gets 2 stickers. What fraction of the stickers is left over?

a)

1/5

b)

2/10

c)

1/4

d)

3/10

23.

Mom made 13 muffins to pack equally into 4 lunch boxes. After putting 3 muffins in each box, what fraction of the total muffins is left over?

a)

1/13

b)

3/13

c)

4/13

d)

2/13

24.

There are 11 apples to be distributed equally among 5 baskets. After putting 2 apples in each basket, what fraction of the apples is left over?

a)

1/11

b)

2/11

c)

3/11

d)

5/11

25.

A class of 14 students needs to form equal teams of 4. After forming 3 complete teams, what fraction of the class is left over?

a)

1/7

b)

2/14

c)

3/14

d)

4/14

26.

Sarah has 2/3 of a cake. She wants to divide it equally among 4 friends. After giving each friend an equal share, what fraction of the original whole cake is left over?

a)

1/12

b)

2/12

c)

1/6

d)

1/3

27.

Tom collected 3/4 of a bag of marbles. He divided them equally into 5 containers. After filling the containers as much as possible, what fraction of the original bag is left over?

a)

1/20

b)

3/20

c)

1/4

d)

2/5

28.

A ribbon that is 5/6 meters long needs to be cut into pieces of 1/4 meter each. After cutting as many complete pieces as possible, what fraction of the original ribbon is left over?

a)

1/12

b)

2/12

c)

1/6

d)

1/3

29.

Lisa has 7/8 cups of flour. She needs 1/3 cup for each batch of cookies. After making as many complete batches as possible, what fraction of the original flour is left over?

a)

1/24

b)

3/24

c)

5/24

d)

7/24

30.

A water bottle contains 5/6 liters. It takes 1/4 liter to fill one glass. After filling as many glasses as possible, what fraction of the original amount is left over?

a)

1/12

b)

2/12

c)

1/6

d)

1/3

31.

A baker made 23 cupcakes. She sold them in boxes of 6. After selling complete boxes, she ate 2 of the remaining cupcakes. What fraction of the original cupcakes is left?

a)

1/23

b)

3/23

c)

4/23

d)

5/23

32.

There are 19 pencils to be shared equally among 7 students. After each student gets their equal share, the teacher keeps 1 of the remaining pencils. What fraction of the original pencils is left unclaimed?

a)

1/19

b)

2/19

c)

3/19

d)

4/19

33.

A farmer has 34 eggs. He packs them in cartons of 12. After filling complete cartons, he uses 5 of the remaining eggs for breakfast. What fraction of the original eggs is left?

a)

3/34

b)

5/34

c)

7/34

d)

2/34

34.

Mom bought 27 flowers. She made bouquets of 8 flowers each. After making complete bouquets, she gave away 2 of the leftover flowers. What fraction of the original flowers does she still have?

a)

1/27

b)

2/27

c)

3/27

d)

4/27

35.

A library has 41 books to arrange on shelves. Each shelf holds 9 books. After filling complete shelves, 3 books were borrowed from the remaining books. What fraction of the original books is left?

a)

2/41

b)

3/41

c)

4/41

d)

5/41

36.

Alex had 2/5 of a chocolate bar. He divided it equally among 3 friends and himself (4 people total). After everyone took their share, what fraction of the original whole chocolate bar was left over?

a)

0

b)

1/20

c)

2/20

d)

3/20

37.

A recipe calls for 3/4 cup of sugar. Jenny wants to make 1/2 of the recipe but only has a measuring spoon that holds 1/8 cup. After using complete spoonfuls, what fraction of the needed sugar amount is left to measure?

a)

0

b)

1/8

c)

1/16

d)

3/8

38.

A school has 3/5 of their playground covered with grass. They want to divide this grassy area into 8 equal sections for different activities. After creating as many complete sections as possible, what fraction of the total playground area is left over from the grass section?

a)

1/40

b)

3/40

c)

1/5

d)

2/5

39.

Maria has 7/9 of a pizza. She cuts it into slices where each slice is 1/6 of the original whole pizza. After cutting complete slices, she eats 1 complete slice from what's left. What fraction of the original whole pizza remains?

a)

1/18

b)

2/18

c)

3/18

d)

4/18

40.

A tank is 5/8 full of water. The water is drained in buckets, where each bucket holds 1/12 of the tank's capacity. After filling complete buckets, half of the remaining water evaporates. What fraction of the tank's total capacity is left as water?

a)

1/48

b)

1/24

c)

1/16

d)

1/12