Word Problems + and - Fractions and Mixed Numbers - 5th Grade

If Sarah had 3/4 of a pizza and John had 1/2 of a pizza, how much pizza did they have in total?

• 1 1/4

• 4/6

• 5/4

• 1/4

If a recipe calls for 2/3 cup of flour and 1/4 cup of sugar, how much flour and sugar is needed in total?

• 8/12

• 3/12

• 11/12

• 12/12

If a ribbon is 5/8 yard long and another ribbon is 3/4 yard long, how long are the ribbons in total?

• 2 1/4 yards

• 1 1/2 yards

• 1 3/8 yards

• 1 5/8 yards

If a car traveled 2/3 of a mile on Monday and 1/4 of a mile on Tuesday, how far did it travel in total?

• 1 1/4 miles

• 2 1/7 miles

• 11/12 miles

• 3/4 miles

If a pizza had 3/4 left and someone ate 1/2 of the remaining pizza, how much is left?

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 3/12

• 4/6

If a ribbon was 5/8 yard long and it was cut into a piece that is 3/8 yard long, how long is the remaining piece?

• 1/4 yard

• 3/8 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 2/3 yard

If a car traveled 2/3 of a mile and then had to reverse 1/4 of a mile, how much farther does it need to go to reach the starting point?

• 5/12 mile

• 1/3 mile

• 1/2 mile

• 3/4 mile

Sarah baked 3/4 of a cake and her friend Tom baked 1/3 of a cake. How much more cake did Sarah bake than Tom?

• 6/12

• 1/2

• 12/24

• 3/8

The school is hosting a New Year's celebration, and the students are helping to decorate. Ryan has already put up 3 and 1/2 yards of streamers. If he needs a total of 5 and 3/4 yards of streamers, how many more yards does he need to put up?

• 2 and 1/4

• 3 and 1/2

• 4 and 5/12

• 4 and 2/8

Julia has 2 and 3/4 of a box of fireworks and Noah has 3 and 1/3 of a box. How many boxes of fireworks did they buy together?

• 6 and 1/12
• 5 and 1/2
• 7 and 3/4
• 4 and 2/3