Fractions in Action: Proportions & Word Problems for 5th Grade

1. Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. If she shares it equally with 3 friends, how much pizza will each person get?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 1/8

• 3/16

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

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

3. A car travels 2/5 of a mile in 1/10 of an hour. What is the car's speed in miles per hour?

• 8 miles per hour

• 6 miles per hour

• 4 miles per hour

• 2 miles per hour

4. If 1/2 of a class are girls and there are 24 students in total, how many girls are in the class?

• 12

• 10

• 14

• 16

5. A garden has 3/5 of its area planted with flowers. If the total area of the garden is 50 square meters, how much area is planted with flowers?

• 15 square meters

• 20 square meters

• 30 square meters

• 40 square meters

6. Tom read 4/6 of a book. If the book has 120 pages, how many pages did he read?

• 60 pages

• 100 pages

• 80 pages

• 40 pages

7. A recipe requires 3/8 of a cup of oil. If you want to double the recipe, how much oil do you need?

• 1/2 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1 cup

8. If 5/12 of a pizza is left and you eat 1/4 of what is left, how much pizza do you have remaining?

• 3/8

• 5/16

• 7/12

• 1/2

9. A tank is filled with water to 7/10 of its capacity. If the total capacity is 40 liters, how many liters of water are in the tank?

• 35 liters

• 28 liters

• 20 liters

• 30 liters

10. If a car uses 3/4 of a tank of gas to travel 300 miles, how far can it travel on a full tank?

• 250 miles

• 400 miles

• 350 miles

• 500 miles