Fraction Word Problems Worksheet With Answer Key

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Fraction Word Problems
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
1) A chef cooked five kilograms of mashed potatoes for a dinner party.
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If the guests only ate one-quarter of the amount he cooked, how
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much did they eat?
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2) A pitcher could hold one-eighth of a gallon of water. If John filled
up nine pitchers, how much water would he have?
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3) Dave lived nine miles from his school. If he rode his bike five-sixths
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of the distance and then walked the rest, how far did he ride his
bike?
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4) A dog groomer could clean four dogs in an hour. How many could
they clean in five-sixths of an hour?
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5) A farmer gives each of his horses one-sixth of a salt lick a month. If
he has three horses, how many salt licks does he use a month?
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6) Each day a company used one-half of a box of paper. How many
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boxes would they have used after eight days?
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7) A bakery used three cups of flour to make a full size cake. If they
wanted to make a cake that was three-tenths the size, how many cups
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of flour would they need?
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8) It takes six-twelfths of a box of nails to build a bird house. If you
wanted to build nine bird houses, how many boxes would you need?
9) When Janet's 3DS is fully charged it lasts for six hours. If she only
charged it three-tenths full, how long would it last?
10) Gwen bought a couple packages of gum at the gas station and ate
three-sixths of a package each week. How much would she have
eaten after three weeks?
11) A group of six friends each received two-thirds of a pound of candy.
How much candy did they receive total?
12) Carol collected seven times as many bags of cans as her friend. If her
friend collected two-thirds of a bag. How many bags did Carol
collect?
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