Home / Grade 5 / NFL / Fractions Football fractions: Texans vs. Chargers A free 5th grade fractions worksheet with 8 problems, made from the real Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers game on November 8, 2026. Page two is the answer key, with the work shown.
Grade 5 NFL Fractions Common Core 5.NF.B.3, 4.NF.A.1
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Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers
November 8, 2026
Write each fraction, then simplify it.
Score by quarter Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Houston Texans 10 14 7 13 44 Los Angeles Chargers 3 6 0 13 22
Made and attempted Team Passes completed Passes thrown Third downs converted Third downs tried Texans 22 37 8 14 Chargers 15 30 5 17
The Texans completed 22 of 37 passes . Write this as a fraction in simplest form .
The Chargers completed 15 of 30 passes . Write this as a fraction in simplest form .
The Texans converted 8 of 14 third downs . Write this as a fraction in simplest form .
Compare the fractions 22 / 37 ( the Texans ) and 15 / 30 ( the Chargers ). Which team had the larger fraction of passes ?
Compare the fractions 8 / 14 ( the Texans ) and 5 / 17 ( the Chargers ). Which team had the larger fraction of third downs ?
The Texans scored 10 of their 44 points in the first quarter . What fraction of their points is that?
The Chargers scored 3 of their 22 points in the first quarter . What fraction of their points is that?
The Chargers had 14 first downs and the Texans had 22 . What fraction of all the first downs belonged to the Chargers ? Simplify.
Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers, November 8, 2026
The Texans completed 22 of 37 passes . Write this as a fraction in simplest form .
22/37
22/37 is already in simplest form
The Chargers completed 15 of 30 passes . Write this as a fraction in simplest form .
15/30 = 1/2
15/30: divide top and bottom by 15 → 1/2
The Texans converted 8 of 14 third downs . Write this as a fraction in simplest form .
8/14 = 4/7
8/14: divide top and bottom by 2 → 4/7
Compare the fractions 22 / 37 ( the Texans ) and 15 / 30 ( the Chargers ). Which team had the larger fraction of passes ?
Texans
22 ÷ 37 = 0.5946 (rounded) → 15 ÷ 30 = 0.5000 → Compare Texans 0.5946, Chargers 0.5000 → Texans
Compare the fractions 8 / 14 ( the Texans ) and 5 / 17 ( the Chargers ). Which team had the larger fraction of third downs ?
Texans
8 ÷ 14 = 0.5714 (rounded) → 5 ÷ 17 = 0.2941 (rounded) → Compare Texans 0.5714, Chargers 0.2941 → Texans
The Texans scored 10 of their 44 points in the first quarter . What fraction of their points is that?
10/44 = 5/22
10/44: divide top and bottom by 2 → 5/22
The Chargers scored 3 of their 22 points in the first quarter . What fraction of their points is that?
3/22
3/22 is already in simplest form
The Chargers had 14 first downs and the Texans had 22 . What fraction of all the first downs belonged to the Chargers ? Simplify.
14/36 = 7/18
14 + 22 = 36 → 14/36: divide top and bottom by 2 → 7/18