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Unit Fraction Word Problems
Solve each problem.
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1
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63
35
28
8
35
1.
1
⁄
8
24
6
49
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4
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1) A container of 2 metal beams weighed
1
⁄
of a ton. If every beam weighed the same amount,
2
how heavy was each?
4.
1
2) A water hose used
⁄
of a gallon of water every second. If Tiffany need to fill up 7 gallon
5.
4
sized containers, how many seconds would it take?
6.
1
3) How many
⁄
cup servings are in 3 cups of pecans?
2
7.
8.
1
4) Lana was trying to collect 7 pounds of cans to recycle. If she collects
⁄
of a pound each
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day, how many days will it take to collect 7 pounds?
9.
5) Cody had to write 4 pages for a book report. How many hours would it take him to write it
10.
1
⁄
if he wrote
of a page each hour?
2
6) A bag of walnuts was 7 pounds. How many
1
⁄
of a pound servings are there in a bag?
7
1
7) A chef used
⁄
of a bag of potatoes for a meal. If the potatoes fed 5 people, what fraction of
7
the bag did each person get?
8) A store had 3 boxes of video games. How many days would it take to sell the games if
1
⁄
each day they sold
of a box?
8
1
9) Jerry used
⁄
of a cup of sugar to make a pitcher of lemonade. If he were to pour the
2
lemonade into 4 smaller glasses how much sugar would be in each glass?
10) An artist was able to draw
1
⁄
of a picture every hour. If he needed to paint 7 pictures for an
5
art show, how many hours would it take him?
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