Fifth Grade Summer Math Packet
Happy Summer! Below, I have provided some directions/things to remember that I think will
help the students complete each worksheet. My recommendation would be to do all of the work
on theme paper because majority of the problems require a few steps. Please make sure to turn
in all of your work when handing in your summer math packet.
Worksheet 1-Crossword
 Remember to use Order of Operations to solve each problem correctly. (PEMDAS)
Worksheet 2-Decimal Place Clues
 The following are examples of how to write the decimal 0.654 in the three different
decimal forms.
o 1) Standard form: 0.654, 2) Word form: six hundred fifty four thousandths, 3)
Standard form: 0.6 + 0.05 + 0.004
Worksheet 3-Chapter 8 Posttest
 When dividing decimals, remember to bring up the decimal point into the quotient and
divide regularly.
Worksheet 4-“What did Captain Hook Say in the Bakery?”
 Use a ruler when connecting the two boxes to make it easier to see which number and
letter the line crosses through.
 When finding the GCF, or Greatest Common Factor, list the factors of both the numbers
and find the largest number in both lists.
 When finding the LCM, or Least Common Multiple, list the multiples of both the numbers
and find the smallest number in both lists.
 GCF of 6 & 10 = 2; LCM of 6 & 10 = 30
Worksheet 5-Subtraction Code
 Rewrite the problem on the worksheet. Do the work on a separate piece of paper.
 Remember when subtracting fractions, you first must do “times sign, line, equal sign,
line” to find a common denominator and then subtract.
 If the top numerator is smaller than the bottom numerator, you must borrow!
Worksheet 6-“What did the Ms. Snerd Say…”
 When multiplying mixed numbers, remember to change to improper fractions, then
multiply the numerator and denominator.
 When diving fractions, remember to do the Division Poem: The first one is fine, now
change the sign, flip the second fraction on the line.
Worksheet 7-“What Happened to Mr. Meter…”
 When finding the perimeter of a parallelogram, remember to add all FOUR sides.
 The formula for finding the area of a parallelogram is: Area = base x height.
 Remember when adding decimals, line up the decimals. When multiplying decimals, do
the “Decimal Dance.”
Worksheet 8- The Gift of Volume
 The formula for finding volume is: Volume = length x width x height
Worksheet 9 & 10: Problem Solving
 Decide whether you need to add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve the problems.
 Remember decimal and fraction operation rules when solving each problem.
Problem Solving
Directions: The following word problems require students to add, subtract, multiply, or divide to
find the solution.
1) Mr. Finnigan bought 3 1/8 quarts of lemonade and 6 ¼ quarts of iced tea for the school
picnic. He needs a total of at least 9 ½ quarts of lemonade and iced tea. Did Mr. Finnegan buy
enough?
2) Sara is baking chocolate chip cookies for the school bake sale. She uses 5 1/3 cups white
sugar and 3 ¾ cups brown sugar. How much more white sugar than brown sugar does Sara
use?
3) Steven and his friends are preparing food for a party. Lisa is able to fit 2 2/3 bags of chips
into a large bowl. Each bag contains 6 ½ servings of chips. How many servings of chips are in
the bowl?
4) Mary Kate and her friends are preparing food for a party. Eddie has washed a dozen
strawberries. She cut each strawberry into fourths. How many pieces does Suzanne have now?
5) Melissa went to the gym to exercise. She walked on the treadmill for 30.45 minutes. She
played basketball for 33.25 minutes. Then she stayed on the bike 25.7 minutes. How many
minutes was Melissa’s exercise?
6) Jenna and her sister paid $9.50 for tickets to a bike race. They bought one adult’s ticket and
one child’s ticket. The adult’s ticket cost $5.75. What was the cost of Jenna’s ticket?
7) Each class period at school is 35.5 minutes. How many minutes is the school day if there are
nine class periods?
8) In one hour, a 27-student class collected $9.45 from recycling cans and bottles. If the money
was divided evenly, how much did each student receive?