5th Grade Fractions & Percentages Word Problems Challenge

If a pizza is cut into 8 equal slices and you eat 3 slices, what fraction of the pizza is left?

• 5/8

• 7/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

A store is having a sale where everything is 25% off. If a shirt costs $40, how much will you pay after the discount?

• $20

• $35

• $25

• $30

Sarah has 3/4 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/2 of it for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3/8 of a yard

• 1/4 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

• 5/8 of a yard

A class has 20 students, and 60% of them are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 15

• 12

• 8

• 10

Tom scored 18 out of 24 on his math test. What percentage did he score?

• 65%

• 75%

• 80%

• 70%

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

• 2/3 cup of sugar

• 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of sugar

• 1/3 cup of sugar

If a book costs $15 and you have a coupon for 10% off, how much will you save with the coupon?

• $2.00

• $1.50

• $1.75

• $1.00

Lily read 3/5 of her book. If the book has 200 pages, how many pages has she read?

• 120 pages

• 150 pages

• 100 pages

• 80 pages

A fruit basket contains 12 apples, and 1/4 of them are green. How many green apples are in the basket?

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 3

If a car travels 150 miles and 30% of that distance is on the highway, how many miles did it travel on the highway?

• 75 miles

• 30 miles

• 60 miles

• 45 miles