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) Carol was packing up some of her old stuff into a box. A box can
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hold four pounds, but she only filled it up four-eighths full. How
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much weight was in the box?
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2) A bakery used eight cups of flour to make a full size cake. If they
wanted to make a cake that was one-quarter the size, how many cups
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of flour would they need?
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3) Debby needed two-thirds of a cup of water for 1 flower. If she had
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eight flowers how many cups would she need?
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4) Wendy's hair was originally four inches long. She asked her hair
dresser to cut three-eighths of it off. How many inches did she have
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cut off?
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5) It takes two-thirds of a box of nails to build a bird house. If you
wanted to build six bird houses, how many boxes would you need?
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6) Tom stacked three pieces of wood on top of one another. If each
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piece was two-thirds of a foot tall, how tall was his pile?
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7) Lana made spicy and regular chili for the chili cookoff. She made
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enough spicy to fill up two-thirds of a pot. If she made nine times as
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much regular, how many pots of regular did she have?
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8) Each day a company used one-quarter of a box of paper. How many
boxes would they have used after six days?
9) A dog groomer could clean two dogs in an hour. How many could
they clean in three-eighths of an hour?
10) A group of six friends each received two-quarters of a pound of
candy. How much candy did they receive total?
11) A restaurant used four pounds of potatoes during a lunch rush. If
they used one-twelfth as much beef, how many pounds of beef did
they use?
12) Bianca bought a couple packages of gum at the gas station and ate
four-eighths of a package each week. How much would she have
eaten after five weeks?
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