Mastering Fractions: Real-Life Word Problems for 5th Graders

A recipe calls for 2 1/2 cups of flour. If you want to make half of the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 3 cups

• 1 1/4 cups

• 1 cup

• 2 cups

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

• 1/4 of a yard

• 3/8 of a yard

• 5/8 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If you eat 3/4 of the pizza, how many slices did you eat?

• 2 slices

• 4 slices

• 6 slices

• 5 slices

Tom has 5 1/3 liters of juice. He pours 2/3 of it into a pitcher. How much juice is left in the container?

• 3 1/2 liters

• 16/9 liters

• 2 liters

• 4 liters

A garden is 4 1/2 feet wide and 2/3 of that width is planted with flowers. How wide is the flower bed?

• 3 1/2 feet

• 4 feet

• 3 feet

• 2 feet

Emma read 1/4 of a book that has 120 pages. How many pages did she read?

• 40

• 20

• 30

• 50

A car can travel 3/5 of a tank of gas before needing a refill. If the tank holds 15 gallons, how many gallons can the car travel on a full tank?

• 15 gallons

• 6 gallons

• 9 gallons

• 12 gallons

Liam has 2 1/2 pounds of apples. He gives away 1/5 of his apples to a friend. How many pounds of apples does he have left?

• 2 pounds

• 2 1/4 pounds

• 1 1/2 pounds

• 3 pounds

A chocolate bar is divided into 12 equal pieces. If you eat 1/3 of the bar, how many pieces are left?

• 8 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 10 pieces

• 4 pieces

A recipe requires 3/4 cup of sugar. If you want to make 2 1/2 times the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 2 cups

• 1 7/8 cups

• 1 cup

• 1 1/2 cups