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Fraction Operation Word Problems-5thGrade
1. About 3/10 of the Earths surface is covered by land, and the
rest is water. Whatfraction of Earths surface is covered by
water?
2. A recie calls for 3/! cu of chocolate chis and 1 " cus of
walnuts. #a$e%a
wants to double the recie. &ow $any cus of chocolate chis
and walnuts willshe use?3. A concert was 3 ' hours lon(. #he first
$usical iece lasted ) hour. #he
inter$ission lasted * hour. &ow $any hours was the rest of
the concert?+. osh lives 21 $iles fro$ wor%. -f his $other drives
hi$ of the way, how $uch
further will osh have to wal% to (et to wor%?. arcia has seven
ac%a(es of eanuts each contains cus. arcia needs si
cus of eanuts to $a%e eanut brittle. &ow $any $ore cus does
she need?. 4ara and att each ordered a $ediu$ i55a. 4ara ate 3/! of
her i55a for lunch
and 2/! for a snac%. att ate 2/+ of his i55a for lunch and 6 for
a snac%. Whoate $ore i55a? Elain.
7. 8ob wor%ed for / hour. &e tiled his (arden for " hour,
lanted seeds for 1/hour, and watered for the rest of the ti$e. 9or
what art of an hour did 8obwater?
!. r. Willia$s bou(ht seven ba(s of flour. &e used " of the
total a$ount of flouron onday and 1 6 ba(s of flour on #uesday.
&ow $uch flour does he haveleft?
:. e(an lans to $a%e 2 costu$es for a school lay. 4he has 10
yards of fabric.4he needs 3 " yards of fabric for one costu$e and
yards of fabric for theother. &ow $uch fabric will be
leftover?
10. &eather bou(ht 3 " ounds of (raes and 2 * ounds of
cherries. &ow $uch$ore did the (raes wei(h?
11. ;ustin needs to buy two ieces of lu$ber to use in his
(reenhouse. . 10 feet ;. 12 feet12. ic and his tea$$ates had 1 1
hours to ractice drills and run las. 10 -f they ran for 2/ hour,
how lon( did they ractice drills?
13. Each $e$ber of the art club $ust contribute at least * of
the @200 eensetoward a tri to ew Bor% >ity. r. anos raised @1+0,
s. Creco raised @1dollars, rs. inci raised @10 and ;r. Arte$isia
raised @17. Who hascontributed the a$ount closest to * of the
a$ount needed?
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1+. hef Feo bou(ht 1 " ints of strawberries. &e used * of
the strawberries to$a%e tarts. &ow $any ints of strawberries
does he have left?
20. 4teven had a iece of lu$ber 12 feet lon(. &e used 2/3 of
the board for a shelf.&ow lon( was the shelf?
21. 4a$, ohn, att, and 8ob are (oin( to drive to 9lorida. -t is
a : * hour drive.4a$ drove 1 " hours. ohn drove 1 ' hours. att
drove 2 ) hours. &ow $anyhours did 8ob drive if he drove the
re$ainin( ti$e?
22. A $ale tree is 12 * feet taller than a buildin(. -f the
buildin( is 0 " feet at itsea%, how tall is the $ale tree?
23. ohn had a board 33 * inches lon(. &e cut off 1/1 inch so
that it would fit ashelf. &ow lon( is the board now?
2+. att is runnin( in a 3 $ile race. Each $ile he runs is * of a
$inute lon(er thanthe $ile before it. -f his first $ile is $inutes,
how lon( will it ta%e hi$ to runthe entire race? 8onusG &ow
$any seconds is this?
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