Fraction word problems
Grade 5 Word Problems Worksheet
An aquarium has exhibits that feature different marine animals.
1.
5
8
of the staff are male.
5
12
of the staff works part time at the
aquarium. What fraction of the staff is female?
2.
The sharks are fed three times a day. During the morning
2
feeding, of a ton of fish is fed. During the afternoon feeding,
15
the weight of fish fed will be
1
15
of a ton more than the fish fed
1
during the morning. If the total weight of fish fed in a day is of
a ton, how much is fed during the feeding at night?
3.
2
3
A baby otter was born of a month early. At birth, its weight
7
4
was kilograms, which is
8
9
10
kilogram less than the average
weight of newborn otter in the aquarium. What is the average
weight of newborn otter?
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4.
2
The penguin nursery is open two times a day: hour at noon
and
5
12
3
hour in the afternoon. How much time is the penguin
nursery open every day?
5.
1
Two kinds of fish can be found in a small tank that is 5 feet
long. The blue fish is
2
15
7
feet long and the orange fish is
long. How much longer is the orange fish?
6.
7
10
feet
5
An octopus weighed kilograms. After two weeks, its weight
was increased by
3
10
6
1
kilograms. But afterwards, it lost kilograms
in weight as it was sick. What is its current weight?
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Answers
1.
3
8
2.
3
8
8
1
2
1
of the staff are female.
7
8
2
−(
15
+
2
15
+
1
1
5
15
10
5
) = 2 − 15 = 30 − 30 = 30 =
15
+
9
=1
2
3
10
40
+
5
=1
12
7
10
−
2
15
12
=
5
6
+
3
10
40
kilograms.
1
12
hours.
17
30
The orange fish is
6.
31
1
The penguin nursery opens 1
5.
6
31
The average weight of newborn otter is 1
4.
1
ton of fish is fed during the feeding at night.
6
3.
5
1− =
1
14
5
15
− =
17
30
feet longer than the blue fish.
The current weight of the octopus is
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14
15
kilograms.
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