Name:
Redistributing Fractions
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
1) Look at the weight of the boxes below.
15
3
⁄
=
⁄
1.
35
7
14
7
⁄
=
⁄
2.
40
20
5
3
2
1
4
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
7
7
7
7
7
13
⁄
If you were to redistribute the material in the boxes so that each box had the same weight,
3.
28
how much would each weigh?
13
⁄
4.
30
2) At a party, cups were filled with different amounts of soda.
9
⁄
5.
20
3
4
5
1
1
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
8
8
8
8
8
If the soda had been poured into the cups evenly, how much would be in each cup?
3) The pitchers below have different amounts of water in them.
1
3
1
3
1
3
1
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
If you were to redistribute the water so that each pitcher had the same amount, how much
would be in each?
4) The bags of candy below are fractions of a pound.
2
4
3
3
1
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
6
6
6
6
6
If you were to redistribute the candy so that each bag had the same amount, how much
would be in each?
5) The buckets below are filled partially with sand.
3
1
1
3
1
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
⁄
4
4
4
4
4
If you wanted to make it so each bucket had the same amount, how much would each
bucket be filled?
1-5
80 60 40 20 0
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