Fraction word problems

Grade 5 Word Problems Worksheet

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1. Patricia wanted to increase her weight from 32 kgs to 39 kgs
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in 3 months. Through proper exercise and diet, she gained 4
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kgs. What is Patricia’s new weight? How much more does she
need to gain to reach her target weight?

2. As part of their daily exercise, Tom and Jerry were running

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around town. Tom ran 5 km while Jerry ran for 3 km. How
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much farther did Tom run than Jerry?

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3. Last Monday, Carlo biked 2 km from his house to a park and 1
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km from the park to Ace’s house. Due to a traffic jam, he
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went from Ace’s house back to his house using an alternate
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route. He biked a total of 7 km that day. What was the
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distance from his house to Ace’s house on the first route? How
long was the alternate route?

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4. Henry and his 5 friends stopped to rest after 2 hours of hiking
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toward the peak of the mountain. They reached the peak of
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the mountain after 1 hours and had their lunch and took
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pictures there for 1 hours. If the entire mountain journey took 6
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hours, how long did they take going down the mountain?
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5. Tyrone emptied 1 L of water from his tumbler while exercising
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at a gym. He refilled his tumbler with 2 L of water before the
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second session of his exercise. He consumed water from it, and
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he left 1 L of water. How much water did he consume in all?
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6. The school sports coordinator ordered $110 worth of brand-
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new balls for volleyball. They got a discount of $25 from a
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promo code after purchasing items worth over $100. How
much did the school sports coordinator pay for the balls?

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Answers
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1. 32 + 4 = 37
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Patricia’s new weight is 37 kgs.
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39 – 37 = 2
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She still needs to gain 2 kgs to reach her target weight.
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2. 5 –3 =1
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Tom ran 1 farther than Jerry.
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3. 2 +1 =3
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The distance from his house to Ace’s house was 3 km.
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7 –3 =4
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The alternate route was 4 km long.
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4. 6 – (2 + 1 +1 )=6 –4 =2
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They took 2 hours going down the mountain.
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5. 1 + (2 – 1 ) = 1 + 1 =2
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He consumed 2 L of water.
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6. $110 – 25 = $85
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The sports coordinator paid $85 for the balls.
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