Unit Fraction Word Problems Worksheet With Answer Key printable pdf download

Unit Fraction Word Problems Worksheet With Answer Key

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Unit Fraction Word Problems

Solve each problem.

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1) A lawn mowing company had to mow one-fourth of a mile of grass. To make it quicker,

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they split the amount evenly between 8 workers. What fraction of the mile did each

person mow?

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2) A bakery used one-fifth of a bag of chocolate chips to make 3 batches of cookies. How

much of the bag did they use for each batch?

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3) A container of 8 metal beams weighed one-eighth of a ton. If every beam weighed the

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same amount, how heavy was each?

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4) A farmer was dividing up his one-fifth of an acre of land between his 9 children. Since

each child got the same amount of land, what fraction of the acre did each get?

5) A moving company had one-seventh of a ton of weight to move across town. If they

wanted to split it equally amongst 7 trips, how much weight would they have on each trip?

6) Robin had picked 7 bags of oranges. How many glasses of orange juice could she make if

each glass took one-seventh of a bag?

7) A store had 8 boxes of video games. How many days would it take to sell the games if

each day they sold one-half of a box?

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8) A glass of water was one-third of a liter. How many glasses would it take to fill up a 2

liter jug?

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9) A water hose used one-fourth of a gallon of water every second. If Olivia need to fill up 6

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gallon sized containers, how many seconds would it take?

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10) How many one-fourth cup servings are in 7 cups of pecans?

11) A toy plush weighed one-fourth of a pound. A flimsy box can hold 6 pounds. How many

toy plushes could the box hold?

12) Tiffany was trying to collect 6 pounds of cans to recycle. If she collects one-fifth of a

pound each day, how many days will it take to collect 6 pounds?

13) Jerry used one-sixth of a cup of sugar to make a pitcher of lemonade. If he were to pour

the lemonade into 5 smaller glasses how much sugar would be in each glass?

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Unit Fraction Word Problems Worksheet With Answer Key