Fraction Operations Worksheets Grade 5

Fractions

Word Problems

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Worksheet 1

8 problems
  1. Tane has a 6 meter long ribbon. Tane cuts it into 6 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
  2. A recipe calls for 5/6 cup of sugar. If you want to make 3/4 of the recipe, how many cups of sugar do you need?
  3. Kai has 6 liters of juice. Kai pours the juice equally into 3 bottles. How many liters of juice are in each bottle?

…and 5 more problems

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Worksheet 2

9 problems
  1. Noah is drawing a rectangular garden on a coordinate grid. The garden has corners at (1, 1), (6, 1), (6, 6), and (1, 6). Each unit on the grid represents 1 meter. Noah wants to plant flowers in 1/2 of the garden and vegetables in the other 1/2. What is the area of the flower section in square meters?
  2. Kaia is making a patchwork quilt. She has 7/9 of a meter of blue fabric. Each patch requires 1/6 of a meter. How many patches can she cut?
  3. Liam is building a rectangular garden bed that is 3/4 meter long and 2/5 meter wide. He wants to know how much area the garden bed will cover. What is the area of Liam's garden bed in square meters?

…and 6 more problems

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Worksheet 3

7 problems
  1. A recipe uses 2/3 cup of flour. If you want to make 3/4 of the recipe, how many cups of flour do you need?
  2. Aroha is drawing a rectangular sandpit on a coordinate grid where each unit represents 1 meter. The corners of the sandpit are at (9, 10), (17, 10), (17, 19), and (9, 19). She wants to fill exactly 5/8 of the sandpit with play sand. What is the area, in square meters, that will be filled with play sand?
  3. Max has 3 liters of juice. Max pours the juice equally into 3 bottles. How many liters of juice are in each bottle?

…and 4 more problems

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