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Unit Fraction Word Problems
Solve each problem.
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1) A glass of water was
1
⁄
of a liter. How many glasses would it take to fill up a 2 liter jug?
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4.
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2) A water hose used
⁄
of a gallon of water every second. If Haley need to fill up 7 gallon
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8
sized containers, how many seconds would it take?
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3) A bag of walnuts was 8 pounds. How many
⁄
of a pound servings are there in a bag?
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8.
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4) A sub shop sold sandwiches that were
⁄
of a foot long. If you were to cut the sandwich
2
into 5 equal pieces, what fraction of a foot would each piece be?
9.
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5) A pet store had 3 cats to feed. If they only had
⁄
of a bag of cat food and each cat got the
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same amount, what fraction of the bag would each cat get?
6) A malt shop used
1
⁄
of a box of waffle cones every day they were open. How many days
7
would 4 whole boxes last them?
1
7) Oliver used
⁄
of a cup of sugar to make a pitcher of lemonade. If he were to pour the
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lemonade into 7 smaller glasses how much sugar would be in each glass?
1
8) A container of 4 metal beams weighed
⁄
of a ton. If every beam weighed the same amount,
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how heavy was each?
9) A store had 4 boxes of video games. How many days would it take to sell the games if
1
⁄
each day they sold
of a box?
5
10) A lawn mowing company had to mow
1
⁄
of a mile of grass. To make it quicker, they split
5
the amount evenly between 4 workers. What fraction of the mile did each person mow?
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