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Unit Fraction Word Problems
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
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1
1
⁄
⁄
⁄
30
63
36
20
15
1.
1
1
1
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⁄
⁄
36
24
2.
18
6
40
3.
1) A pet store had 9 cats to feed. If they only had
1
⁄
of a bag of cat food and each cat got the
4
same amount, what fraction of the bag would each cat get?
4.
1
2) A malt shop used
⁄
of a box of waffle cones every day they were open. How many days
5.
6
would 5 whole boxes last them?
6.
1
3) A sub shop sold sandwiches that were
⁄
of a foot long. If you were to cut the sandwich
5
into 3 equal pieces, what fraction of a foot would each piece be?
7.
8.
1
4) Lana wanted her box of candy to last 2 days. If the box weighs
⁄
of pound, how much
9
should she eat each day?
9.
1
5) A bag of walnuts was 9 pounds. How many
⁄
of a pound servings are there in a bag?
4
10.
6) A toy plush weighed
1
⁄
of a pound. A flimsy box can hold 7 pounds. How many toy
9
plushes could the box hold?
1
7) How many
⁄
cup servings are in 4 cups of pecans?
6
1
8) At a restaurant 5 people were at a table when the waiter brought out
⁄
of a bowl of cheese
8
dip. If they split the bowl evenly, how much would each person get?
1
9) A farmer was dividing up his
⁄
of an acre of land between his 3 children. Since each child
2
got the same amount of land, what fraction of the acre did each get?
10) At the end of the day a restaurant had
1
⁄
of a pound of leftover food. If 5 employees
4
wanted to split it, how much would each employee get?
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