Fraction Word Problems Worksheet With Answer Key
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Fraction Word Problems
Solve each problem. Write your answer as a mixed number (if possible).
A n s w e r s
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1) A glass of lemonade took 4
1
⁄
scoops of sugar to make. If you wanted to make 3
1.
3
glasses, how many scoops of sugar would you need?
12
15
⁄
2.
16
2
2
2) A baby frog weighed 3
⁄
⁄
ounces. After a month it was 4
times as heavy, how
4
4
2
⁄
much did the frog weigh after a month?
3.
4
2
⁄
1
3) Nancy was packing up some of her old stuff into a box. If each box could hold
⁄
4.
of a
10
4
pound and she packed 2 boxes, how much weight did she pack?
8
⁄
5.
18
1
4) For a party Paul bought cupcakes, with
⁄
being chocolate. Of the chocolate
2
4
8
⁄
2
6.
⁄
cupcakes
of them had sprinkles. What fraction of the cupcakes were chocolate
8
5
with sprinkles?
15
18
⁄
7.
2
1
56
5) A bag of pistachios is 2
⁄
⁄
ounces. If you have
of a bag, how many ounces does it
3
6
weigh?
6
⁄
8.
8
1
6) Debby needed 2
⁄
feet of thread to finish a pillow she was making. If she has 4
30
⁄
8
9.
49
times as much thread as she needs, what is the length of the thread she has?
3
2
⁄
10.
63
7
5
7) A single box of thumb tacks weighed 3
⁄
⁄
ounces. If a teacher had 4
boxes, how
8
7
much would their combined weight be?
3
6
⁄
11.
4
3
8) Isabel collected 2 times as many bags of cans as her friend. If her friend collected
⁄
13
11
⁄
8
12.
27
of a bag, how much did Isabel collect?
5
6
9) A large container of lemon juice used
⁄
of a bag of lemons. If a small container used
7
⁄
the amount of a large container, how many bags does a small container use?
7
7
3
10) A box of markers weighed 4
⁄
⁄
ounces. If a teacher took out
of the markers, what
9
7
is the weight of the markers she took out?
1
11) Oliver had a lump of play doh that was 2
⁄
inches long. If he stretched it out to 3
4
times its current length how long would it be?
12) A bottle of home-made cleaning solution took 3
1
⁄
milliliters of lemon juice. If Chloe
3
4
⁄
wanted to make 3
bottles, how many milliliters of lemon juice would she need?
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