Answer Key
Name:
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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17
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1) A bowl of cereal had 4
3
⁄
grams of sugar in it. If Tom ate 4 bowls a week, how many
1.
9
9
grams of sugar would he have eaten?
7
14
⁄
2.
10
1
1
2) Ned had a lump of silly putty that was 4
⁄
⁄
inches long. If he stretched it out to 3
5
2
2
times its current length how long would it be?
3.
2
⁄
4
3) When Katie charges her 3DS fully it lasts for 4 hours. If she only charged it
⁄
4.
full,
9
8
how long would it last?
24
3
⁄
5.
56
1
2
4) For a fundraiser Edward sold
⁄
⁄
of a box of candy. If Bianca sold
the amount
3
3
1
8
⁄
Edward sold, what fraction did Bianca sell?
6.
4
36
13
⁄
7.
4
6
48
5) An old wooden post was 4
⁄
⁄
feet long. If you were to cut off
of it, how much
7
8
would you have cut off?
6
⁄
8.
8
3
6) A soda shop owner told his employee to add 2 full cups and
⁄
of a cup of syrup to
2
⁄
4
9.
6
each gallon of soda. If there were 3 gallons of soda, how much syrup would be
needed?
13
2
⁄
10.
25
4
6
7) Wendy can read 3
⁄
⁄
pages of a book in a minute. If she read for 3
minutes, how
6
8
much would she have read?
3
14
⁄
11.
6
3
8) A restaurant used 2 pounds of potatoes during a lunch rush. If they used
⁄
9
as much
5
⁄
8
12.
40
beef, how many pounds of beef did they use?
1
2
9) A large container of lemon juice used
⁄
of a bag of lemons. If a small container used
2
⁄
the amount of a large container, how many bags does a small container use?
3
1
3
10) A bag of pistachios is 4
⁄
⁄
ounces. If you have
of a bag, how many ounces does it
5
5
weigh?
5
11) A air freshener used 4
⁄
milliliters of perfume. If Nancy wanted to make 3 air
6
freshners, how many milliliters of perfume would she use?
12) A package of paper weighs 2
3
1
⁄
⁄
ounces. If Will put 2
packages of paper on a scale,
8
5
how much would they weigh?
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