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Grade 5 Fraction and Decimal Word Problems
Real-world problems with fractions, decimals, money, volume and unit conversions.
- 🎓 Grade 5
- 🧮 Math
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Maya had 3/4 cup of flour and used 1/3 cup. How much flour is left?
- A 1 1/12 cups
- B 2/12 cup
- C 5/12 cup
- D 1/2 cup
9/12 − 4/12 = 5/12
Leo ran 1 1/2 miles on Monday and 2 2/3 miles on Tuesday. How far did he run?
- A 4 1/6 miles
- B 4 3/6 miles
- C 3 3/5 miles
- D 3 1/6 miles
1 3/6 + 2 4/6 = 3 7/6 = 4 1/6
A ribbon is 6 m long. Each bow uses 3/4 m. How many bows can be made?
- A 4 1/2
- B 24
- C 8
- D 6 3/4
6 ÷ 3/4 = 8
A recipe needs 2/3 cup of oats. Ana makes half the recipe. How many cups of oats does she need?
- A 1 1/6 cups
- B 2/5 cup
- C 1/3 cup
- D 4/3 cups
1/2 × 2/3 = 1/3
5 friends share 3 pizzas equally. How much pizza does each friend get?
- A 3/5 of a pizza
- B 1/5 of a pizza
- C 2 pizzas
- D 5/3 of a pizza
3 ÷ 5 = 3/5
A bag of rice weighs 2.5 kg. How much do 6 bags weigh?
- A 1.5 kg
- B 150 kg
- C 15 kg
- D 12.5 kg
2.5 × 6 = 15
Juice costs $1.25 a bottle. How much do 4 bottles cost?
- A $4.80
- B $50.00
- C $4.25
- D $5.00
1.25 × 4 = 5.00
Sam has $20. He buys a book for $8.75 and a snack for $2.40. How much does he have left?
- A $11.15
- B $8.85
- C $31.15
- D $9.85
20 − 8.75 − 2.40 = 8.85
A 7.2 m rope is cut into 4 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
- A 0.18 m
- B 18 m
- C 1.8 m
- D 3.2 m
7.2 ÷ 4 = 1.8
A runner runs 0.8 km each lap. How far is 12 laps?
- A 9.6 km
- B 96 km
- C 12.8 km
- D 0.96 km
0.8 × 12 = 9.6
A plant was 12.5 cm tall. It grew 3.75 cm. How tall is it now?
- A 15.25 cm
- B 16.75 cm
- C 13.25 cm
- D 16.25 cm
12.5 + 3.75 = 16.25
A 2-liter bottle of water is poured into cups of 0.25 liter. How many cups can be filled?
- A 80
- B 8
- C 0.5
- D 4
2 ÷ 0.25 = 8
A box is 10 in long, 6 in wide and 4 in tall. What is its volume?
- A 240 in³
- B 60 in³
- C 20 in³
- D 248 in³
10 × 6 × 4 = 240
How many centimeters are in 3.5 meters?
- A 0.035 cm
- B 3,500 cm
- C 350 cm
- D 35 cm
1 m = 100 cm
A jug holds 4 quarts. How many cups is that? (1 quart = 4 cups)
- A 8 cups
- B 16 cups
- C 1 cup
- D 20 cups
4 × 4 = 16
A movie is 2 1/4 hours long. How many minutes is that?
- A 125 minutes
- B 240 minutes
- C 150 minutes
- D 135 minutes
2 × 60 + 15 = 135
A tank has 48 liters. 3/8 of the water is used. How many liters are used?
- A 30 liters
- B 16 liters
- C 6 liters
- D 18 liters
48 ÷ 8 × 3 = 18
A class has 30 students. 2/5 of them walk to school. How many walk?
- A 15
- B 6
- C 18
- D 12
30 ÷ 5 × 2 = 12
A painter uses 1/6 of a can of paint per wall. How many walls can 2 cans paint?
- A 3
- B 1/3
- C 12
- D 8
2 ÷ 1/6 = 12
A trail is 5 km. Kim has walked 2.65 km. How far does she have left?
- A 7.65 km
- B 3.45 km
- C 2.35 km
- D 3.35 km
5.00 − 2.65 = 2.35
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