MATHEMATICS 5

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SET A

DIRECTIONS: Solve each problem. Write your answer as a Answers

fraction in simplest form.
1. Shanon and Mico are collecting clothes for a clothing drive. 1.______________
Shanon collected 1/2 as many clothes as Mico did. If Mico
collected 1/3 of a bag of clothes, how many bags of clothes
did Shanon collect?
2. Shanes lemon cookie recipe calls for 1/2 of a cup of sugar. 2.______________
How much sugar would Shane use to make 1/4 of a batch of
cookies?
3. At Bulacan State University, 3/4 of the students are enrolled 3.______________
in an art class. Of the students enrolled in an art class, 3/4
are enrolled in a painting class. What fraction of the
students at Bulacan State University are enrolled in a
painting class?
4. The dolphins at the Manila Ocean Park are fed 1/2 of a 4.______________
bucket of fish each day. The sea otters are fed 1/3 as much
fish as the dolphins. How many buckets of fish are the sea
otters fed each day?
5. Mark Lester made strawberry jam and raspberry jam. He 5.______________
made enough strawberry jam to fill 3/5 of a jar. If he made
1/4 as much raspberry jam as strawberry jam, how many
jars will the raspberry jam fill?
6. Yesterday, Veronicas Doughnut Shop sold 3/5 as many 6.______________
chocolate doughnuts as cinnamon doughnuts. If they sold
2/3 of a tray of cinnamon doughnuts, how many trays of
chocolate doughnuts did they sell?
7. Of the students in the band, 1/4 play a brass instrument. Of 7.______________
the students who play a brass instrument, 4/7 play the
trumpet. What fraction of the students in the band play the
trumpet?
8. Lolomboy National High School is holding a fundraiser and 8.______________
plans to use 1/4 of the money collected to build a new
library. Of the money directed towards building the new
library, 2/5 will go towards purchasing computers. What
fraction of the money raised will go towards purchasing
computers for the library?
9. Of the songs in Sophia's music library, 5/6 are rock songs. Of 9.______________
the rock songs, 2/5 feature a guitar solo. What fraction of
the songs in Sophia's music library are rock songs that
feature a guitar solo?
10. Last week, Belle's Fruit Stand sold 4/5 of a box of 10.______________
grapes. Down the road, Leahs Fruit Stand sold 5/9 as many
 boxes of grapes as Belle's did. How many boxes of grapes
did Leah's Fruit Stand sell?
11. Kyle filled a pitcher up 8/9 full then poured 3/8 of the 11.______________
pitcher into a glass. What fraction of the total pitcher did he
pour into the glass?
12. At the animal shelter 4/6 of the animals are cats. Of 12.______________
the cats 3/4 are male. What fraction of the animals at the
shelter are male cats?

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SET B

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fraction in simplest form.
1. Paul had 1/2 of an apple pie. He gave 2/5 of what she had to 1.______________
her friend Cedric. What fraction of the whole pie did Cedric
get?
2. On Wednesday the farmers at the Santiago Farm picked 1/4 2.______________
of a barrel of tomatoes. Thursday, the farmers picked 1/2 as
many tomatoes as on Wednesday. How many barrels of
tomatoes did the farmers pick on Thursday?
3. At Christian's Arcade, 2/3 of the games are racing games. 3.______________
Among the racing games, 1/2 are motorcycle-racing games.
What fraction of the games at Christian's Arcade are
motorcycle-racing games?

4. At Sta. Maria National High School, 4/5 of the students play 4.______________
an instrument. Of the students who play an instrument, 1/3
play a string instrument. What fraction of the students at
Sta. Maria National High School play a string instrument? 5. ______________
5. Your job is to sweep 3/4 of the school's cafeteria. Your friend
agrees to help you and sweeps 1/3 of your part. What
fraction of the entire floor your friend agreed to sweep?
6. In a restaurant, 4/5 of the diners order drinks. Of those who 6.______________
order drinks, 5/6 order coffee. What fraction of the diners in
the restaurant order coffee?

7. In a classroom, 3/4 of the students like school. Of those who 7.______________

like school, 2/3 like science. What fraction of the students in
the classroom like science?
8. In a city, 9/10 of the people own pets. Of those who own 8.______________
pets, 5/8 own goldfish. What fraction of the people in the
 city own goldfish?
9. Joey had 7/8 gallon of paint and used only 8/9 of that for a 9.______________
project. How many gallons of paint did he use?
10.______________
10. In Mica's grade, 2/5 of the students have a sister. Of
the students who have a sister, 1/8 also have a brother.
What fraction of the students in Mica's grade have both a
sister and a brother?
11. Joshua operates an orange juice stand. On Monday he 11.______________
used 6/7 of a bag of oranges. On Tuesday he used 7/8 as
many oranges as on Monday. How many bags of oranges did
Joshua use on Tuesday?
12. The elephants at the Manila Zoo are fed 4/9 a barrel of 12.______________
corn each day. The buffalo are fed 7/10 as much corn as the
elephants. How many barrels of corn are the buffalo fed
each day?