5th Grade Fractions & Percent Word Problems Challenge

Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She eats 1/4 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 9/16

• 5/8

A store is having a sale where 20% off is applied to all items. If a shirt costs $25, how much will it cost after the discount?

• $22

• $15

• $30

• $20

Tom read 1/2 of his book on Monday and 1/4 of it on Tuesday. How much of the book has he read in total?

• 3/4

• 1/4

• 1

• 1/2

In a class of 30 students, 40% are girls. How many girls are in the class?

• 12

• 8

• 15

• 10

Lily has 2/3 of a yard of ribbon. She uses 1/6 of a yard for a project. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 1/4 yard

• 2/3 yard

• 1/2 yard

• 1/3 yard

A recipe calls for 3/5 of a cup of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much sugar do you need?

• 1/4 cups of sugar

• 2/5 cups of sugar

• 1/2 cups of sugar

• 3/10 cups of sugar

A car travels 150 miles and uses 3/5 of a tank of gas. How much gas is left in the tank if it was full?

• 3/5 of a tank

• 2/5 of a tank

• 1/5 of a tank

• 1/2 of a tank

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

• $13.50

• $12.00

• $14.00

• $15.50

Emma scored 85% on her math test. If there were 40 questions, how many questions did she answer correctly?

• 30

• 38

• 25

• 34

A fruit basket contains 12 apples, 3/4 of which are red. How many red apples are in the basket?

• 4

• 9

• 10

• 6