Fraction Word Problems Worksheets 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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7
1) Robin needed 3
2
feet of thread to finish a pillow she was making. If she has 2 times
1.
3
3
as much thread as she needs, what is the length of the thread she has?
7
14
2.
14
1
1
2) A single box of thumb tacks weighed 3
ounces. If a teacher had 4
boxes, how
2
7
4
much would their combined weight be?
3.
6
8
1
3) Chloe collected 4 times as many bags of cans as her friend. If her friend collected
4.
63
6
of a bag, how much did Chloe collect?
2
2
5.
14
8
4) At the malt shop a large chocolate shake takes
of a pint of milk. If the medium
9
4
8
1
6.
shake takes
the amount of a large, how much does the medium shake take?
5
7
16
12
7.
2
1
18
5) A bottle of soda had 4
of the daily recommended sugar. If you were to drink
of
7
2
the bottle, how much of the daily recommend sugar would you have drank?
3
2
8.
6
1
6) A soda shop owner told his employee to add 2 full cups and
of a cup of syrup to
1
5
9.
4
each gallon of soda. If there were 4 gallons of soda, how much syrup would be
needed?
5
10.
14
5
2
7) Adam had a lump of silly putty that was 4
inches long. If he stretched it out to 2
6
3
times its current length how long would it be?
1
11
11.
4
5
8) A musician's hair was originally 3 inches long. She asked her hair dresser to cut
16
of
14
6
12.
21
it off. How many inches did she have cut off?
1
1
9) After a party there was
of a pizza leftover. If the George gave
of the leftover to
2
2
Olivia, what fraction of the pizza did he give to her?
1
1
10) A geologist had two rocks on a scale that weighed 2
lbs together. Rock A was
2
7
of the total weight. How much did rock A weigh?
3
11) A air freshener used 3
milliliters of perfume. If Wendy wanted to make 3 air
4
freshners, how many milliliters of perfume would she use?
12) A batch of chicken required 3
1
3
cups of flour. If a fast food restaurant was making 4
3
batches, how much flour would they need?
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