Fraction word problems

Grade 5 Word Problems Worksheet

Emily works at the coffee shop.

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1. The coffee cups can hold of a pint of liquid. If Emily pours of
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a pint of coffee into a cup, how much milk can a customer
add?

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2. The capacity of the two milk pitchers on the counter is liter
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each. One pitcher has of a liter of milk in it and the other
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pitcher has of a liter milk in it. How much milk is there
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altogether?

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3. Each large cookie is oz and each small cookie is oz. What is
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the total weight of 2 large cookies and 1 small cookie?

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4. The coffee shop also sells small bags of coffee beans. The bags
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come in two sizes: kilogram and kilogram. How much more
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coffee does the bigger bag have?

5. There were two cheesecakes in the fridge. The first cheesecake

was cut into 16 slices and there are 3 slices left. The other
cheesecake was cut into 10 slices and 4 slices were sold. How
much cake is left in the fridge?

6. There is a bag of sugar in the storage room. The bag contained

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kilograms of sugar. The chef filled up an empty can with
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3
kilogram of sugar and then used of a kilogram of sugar for a
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cake. How much sugar was left in the bag?

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Answers
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The customer can put in of a pint of milk in the cup.
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2. + =
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There is of a liter of milk altogether.
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3. + + =2
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The total weight of 2 large cookies and 1 small cookie is 2 oz.
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4. − =
5 12 60
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The bigger bag has kilogram more coffee beans than the smaller
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bag.
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5. + =
16 10 80
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There is of a cheesecake left in the fridge.
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6. − − =
5 10 20 20
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kilograms of sugar were left in the bag.
20

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