Fraction word problems Grade 5 Word Problems Worksheet Emily works at the coffee shop. 1. The coffee cups can hold 7 9 of a pint of liquid. If Emily pours 2 3 of a pint of coffee into a cup, how much milk can a customer add? 2. The capacity of the two milk pitchers on the counter is 9 10 liter each. One pitcher has 3 8 of a liter of milk in it and the other pitcher has 5 12 of a liter milk in it. How much milk is there altogether? 3. Each large cookie is 5 6 oz and each small cookie is 4 9 oz. What is the total weight of 2 large cookies and 1 small cookie?4. The coffee shop also sells small bags of coffee beans. The bags come in two sizes: 4 5 kilogram and 7 12 kilogram. How much more coffee does the bigger bag have? 5. There were two cheesecakes in the fridge. The first cheesecake was cut into 16 slices and there are 3 slices left. The other cheesecake was cut into 10 slices and 4 slices were sold. How much cake is left in the fridge? 6. There is a bag of sugar in the storage room. The bag contained 4 5 kilograms of sugar. The chef filled up an empty can with 1 10 kilogram of sugar and then used 3 20 of a kilogram of sugar for a cake. How much sugar was left in the bag?Answers 1. 7 9 − 2 3 = 7 9 − 6 9 = 1 9 The customer can put in 1 9 of a pint of milk in the cup. 2. 3 8 + 5 12 = 19 24 There is 19 24 of a liter of milk altogether. 3. 5 6 + 5 6 + 4 9 = 2 1 9 The total weight of 2 large cookies and 1 small cookie is 2 1 9 oz. 4. 4 5 − 7 12 = 13 60 The bigger bag has 13 60 kilogram more coffee beans than the smaller bag. 5. 3 16 + 6 10 = 63 80 There is 63 80 of a cheesecake left in the fridge. 6. 4 5 − 1 10 − 3 20 = 11 20 11 20 kilograms of sugar were left in the bag.