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 eight kilograms of mashed potatoes for a dinner
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party. If the guests only ate six-eighths of the amount he cooked,
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how much did they eat?
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2) It takes one-half of a box of nails to build a bird house. If you
wanted to build five bird houses, how many boxes would you need?
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3) A group of two friends each received six-twelfths of a pound of
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candy. How much candy did they receive total?
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4) Luke stacked seven pieces of wood on top of one another. If each
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piece was four-eighths of a foot tall, how tall was his pile?
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5) 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
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they use?
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6) Debby was packing up some of her old stuff into a box. A box can
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hold nine pounds, but she only filled it up eight-tenths full. How
much weight was in the box?
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10.
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7) Paige's hair was originally seven inches long. She asked her hair
dresser to cut one-half of it off. How many inches did she have cut
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off?
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12.
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8) A farmer gives each of his horses two-sixths of a salt lick a month. If
he has two horses, how many salt licks does he use a month?
9) Haley bought a couple packages of gum at the gas station and ate
one-half of a package each week. How much would she have eaten
after eight weeks?
10) Megan made spicy and regular chili for the chili cookoff. She made
enough spicy to fill up three-quarters of a pot. If she made nine times
as much regular, how many pots of regular did she have?
11) On Monday it snowed eight inches. The next day it snowed one-half
that amount. How much did it snow on the second day?
12) When Janet's 3DS is fully charged it lasts for nine hours. If she only
charged it one-tenth full, how long would it last?
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