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Celeste International School

Grade 5 · Worksheet

Fractions and percentages

Understanding fractions

Name: ______________________________Date: ______________Score: ______ / 20
  1. 1.

    Ludvik shares 3 cakes equally between 5 friends. What fraction of a cake does each friend get?

    1. A3/5
    2. B5/3
    3. C3/8
    4. D1/5
  2. 2.

    Represent '5 divided by 6' as a fraction.

    1. A5/6
    2. B6/5
    3. C5/11
    4. D1/6
  3. 3.

    Represent '6 divided by 5' as a fraction.

    1. A6/5
    2. B5/6
    3. C6/11
    4. D11/6
  4. 4.

    Work out 10 divided by 4. (This is the same as the fraction 10/4.)

  5. 5.

    Work out 4 divided by 10. (This is the same as the fraction 4/10.)

  6. 6.

    Work out 6 divided by 5. (This is the same as the fraction 6/5.)

  7. 7.

    Find 1/4 of $16.

    $
  8. 8.

    Find 3/4 of 20.

  9. 9.

    Find 4/3 of 12.

  10. 10.

    Find 1/4 of 24.

  11. 11.

    Find 3/4 of 24.

  12. 12.

    Find 1/3 of 24.

  13. 13.

    Find 3/8 of 24.

  14. 14.

    Find 5/8 of 16.

  15. 15.

    Hima swims 3/5 of 500 metres. How far does she swim?

    m
  16. 16.

    Bella swims 2/5 of 800 metres. How far does she swim?

    m
  17. 17.

    Leroy has 90 bricks and uses 3/5 of them to build a wall. How many bricks does he use?

  18. 18.

    Find 5/6 of 12.

  19. 19.

    Find 4/5 of 20.

  20. 20.

    Find 7/10 of 20.

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Answer key

Fractions and percentages — Understanding fractions

  1. 1.A. 3/5
  2. 2.A. 5/6
  3. 3.A. 6/5
  4. 4.2.5
  5. 5.0.4
  6. 6.1.2
  7. 7.4 $
  8. 8.15
  9. 9.16
  10. 10.6
  11. 11.18
  12. 12.8
  13. 13.9
  14. 14.10
  15. 15.300 m
  16. 16.320 m
  17. 17.54
  18. 18.10
  19. 19.16
  20. 20.14