Fractions Word Problems

Grade 5 Fractions Word Problems

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Question 1 John ate 1/3 of a cake and Matt ate ¼ of the same cake. What fraction of the cake was eaten?

Question 2 Peter was very thirsty and drank 2 glasses of water. There was 3/5 liter of water in the first glass and 3/8 liter In the second glass. How much water did Peter drink altogether?

Question 3 Mother bought 3 kg of sugar. She used 1/2 kg while baking cookies. How much sugar did she have left?

Question 4 Yesterday Aron ran 5 km. This morning Aron ran .4 km. How far did Aron run altogether?

Question 5 Terri and Diane ate 3 ½ health bars altogether. If Terri ate 1 ¼ bars, who ate more health bars? How much more?

Question 6 It took Laura 5 1/3 minutes to run the track. She took 3/5 minutes less to run the track on her next try. How long did she take to make both runs altogether?

Question 7 Joe spent 1/5 of his income on rent and 1/3 of his income on food. What fractional part of his income did he have left?

Question 8 Petra walked 4 1/5 km. Mandy walked 2 1/4 km less than Petra. How far did they walk altogether?

Question 9 Michael bought 2 liters of milk. He drank 2/5 liters of it and gave 3/8 liters to his brother. How much milk did Michael have left?

Question 10 The track team decided to run 3 different paths in 3 different parks. The Tomoka path was 7 1/2 km long. The Halifax path was 1 1/4 km shorter than the Tomoka. The Ocala path is ¾ km shorter than the Halifax. What is the length of the Ocala path?

Question 11 Jones ate cake. Ronnie ate cake more than Jones. How much cake did they eat altogether?

Question 12 Pete had 6 watermelons. He gave 2 ¾ watermelons to Jack and 1 ½ watermelons to Sally. How many watermelons did Pete have left?

Answers Q 1 : 7/12 Q 2 : 39/40

Q 3 : 2 1/2

Q 4 : 5.4 km

Q 5 : Diane, 2 ¼

Q 6 : 4 11/15

Q 7 : 7/15

Q 8: 6 3/20

Q 9: 31/40 liters

Q 10: 5 ½

Q 11: 11/12

Q 12: 1 ¾ watermelons