Unit Fraction Word Problems Worksheet With Answer Key
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Unit Fraction Word Problems
Solve each problem.
A n s w e r s
1) A container of 2 metal beams weighed one-half of a ton. If every beam weighed the same
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amount, how heavy was each?
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2) A water hose used one-fourth of a gallon of water every second. If Tiffany need to fill up
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7 gallon sized containers, how many seconds would it take?
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3) How many one-half cup servings are in 3 cups of pecans?
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8
4) Lana was trying to collect 7 pounds of cans to recycle. If she collects one-ninth of a
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pound each day, how many days will it take to collect 7 pounds?
49
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5) Cody had to write 4 pages for a book report. How many hours would it take him to write
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it if he wrote one-half of a page each hour?
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6) A bag of walnuts was 7 pounds. How many one-seventh of a pound servings are there in
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a bag?
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8
7) A chef used one-seventh of a bag of potatoes for a meal. If the potatoes fed 5 people,
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what fraction of the bag did each person get?
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14
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8) A store had 3 boxes of video games. How many days would it take to sell the games if
each day they sold one-eighth of a box?
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16
9) Jerry used one-half of a cup of sugar to make a pitcher of lemonade. If he were to pour
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⁄
the lemonade into 4 smaller glasses how much sugar would be in each glass?
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10) An artist was able to draw one-fifth of a picture every hour. If he needed to paint 7
pictures for an art show, how many hours would it take him?
11) A small book took one-seventh of a ream of paper to make. How many books could be
make with 2 whole reams of paper?
12) Isabel wanted her box of candy to last 2 days. If the box weighs one-eighth of pound, how
much should she eat each day?
13) At the end of the day a restaurant had one-seventh of a pound of leftover food. If 5
employees wanted to split it, how much would each employee get?
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