Fraction Adventures: Multi-Step Word Problems for 5th Graders

Liam has 3/4 of a pizza. He eats 1/2 of what he has. How much pizza does he have left?

• 5/8

• 1/4

• 3/8

• 1/2

A gardener plants 12 rows of flowers. Each row has 2/3 of a dozen flowers. How many flowers are there in total?

• 48

• 72

• 96

• 24

Emma read 1/5 of a book on Monday and 2/5 on Tuesday. What fraction of the book has she read in total?

• 3/5

• 2/5

• 4/5

• 1/2

A baker made 24 cookies. He sold 1/3 of them and then baked 12 more. How many cookies does he have now?

• 36

• 24

• 28

• 20

A school has 120 students. If 1/4 of them are in the band, how many students are not in the band?

• 100

• 90

• 60

• 30

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Sarah wants to make 3 batches, how much sugar does she need in total?

• 2 cups

• 2 1/2 cups

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

Tom has 15 marbles. He gives 1/5 of them to his friend. How many marbles does he have left?

• 8

• 12

• 5

• 10

A box contains 48 chocolates. If 1/6 of them are dark chocolate, how many dark chocolates are there?

• 12

• 10

• 6

• 8

A train travels 60 miles in 1 hour. If it continues at the same speed for 2/3 of an hour, how far will it travel in total?

• 100 miles

• 80 miles

• 90 miles

• 120 miles

A farmer has 50 apples. He sells 1/2 of them and then picks 20 more. How many apples does he have now?

• 60

• 25

• 30

• 45