Fraction word problems

Grade 5 Word Problems Worksheet

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1. Jack spent of an hour biking and of an hour jogging.
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Afterwards, he swam for of an hour. How much time did Jack
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exercise before he went swimming?

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2. To stay healthy, Emily decided to walk for mile every day. She
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walked mile to work and walked mile at lunchtime. How
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much more does she need to walk after dinner if she wants to
meet her target distance?

3. Olivia is an athlete. During training this morning, she ran three

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laps. It took her minute to finish the first lap. The second lap
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took her more minutes than the first lap. The third lap took her
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less minutes than the second lap. How much time did it take
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her to finish the third lap?

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4. Kyle is a basketball player. His bottle was full at the beginning of
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the game. At the end of the first quarter, he drank of the
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bottle. A coach filled up his bottle for him during the second
quarter. At the end of second quarter, he drank some more
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water and left only of water in the bottle. How much water
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did he drink during the first half of the game?

5. Emma is a professional cyclist. For the past year, she has been
practicing to ride as far as she can in a minute. At the
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beginning of the year, her personal record was of a kilometer
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in one minute. After six months, she improved her record by
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of a kilometer. After a year, she further improved her record by
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of a kilometer. What is her best record?
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6. A football team was training for four hours. During the first hour,
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they practiced for of an hour. During the second hour, they
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practiced for of an hour. During the last two hours, they first
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practiced for of an hour, took a hour break and then
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practiced the rest of the time. How much time did they spend
practicing in total?

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Answers
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1. + =1
4 6 12
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Before he went swimming, he exercised for 1 hours.
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4 2 1 3
2. − − =
5 5 4 20
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She needs to walk another of a mile to meet her target distance.
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5 1 1 49
3. + − =
6 12 10 60
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It took her minute (or 49 seconds) to finish running the third lap.
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5 2 11
4. + (1 − ) = 1
7 5 35
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Kyle drank 1 bottle of water during the first half of the game.
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5 1 1 59
5. + + =
6 15 12 60
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Her best record is 60 kilometer in one minute.

5 2 1 19
6. + + (2 − ) = 2
8 3 2 24
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The team spent 2 hours practicing.
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