Unit Fraction Word Problems Worksheet With Answer Key printable pdf download

Unit Fraction Word Problems Worksheet With Answer Key

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Unit Fraction Word Problems

Solve each problem.

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1) How many one-third cup servings are in 7 cups of pecans?

2) A water hose used one-eighth of a gallon of water every second. If Maria need to fill up 2

gallon sized containers, how many seconds would it take?

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3) Amy wanted her box of candy to last 4 days. If the box weighs one-third of pound, how

much should she eat each day?

4) A bag of walnuts was 7 pounds. How many one-half of a pound servings are there in a

bag?

5) Paige was trying to collect 4 pounds of cans to recycle. If she collects one-half of a pound

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each day, how many days will it take to collect 4 pounds?

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6) A chef had 2 potatoes. How many bowls of mashed potatoes could he make if each bowl

used one-fourth of a potato?

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7) A pet store had 2 cats to feed. If they only had one-half of a bag of cat food and each cat

got the same amount, what fraction of the bag would each cat get?

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8) A lawn mowing company had to mow one-third of a mile of grass. To make it quicker,

they split the amount evenly between 2 workers. What fraction of the mile did each

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person mow?

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9) At the end of the day a restaurant had one-fourth of a pound of leftover food. If 8

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employees wanted to split it, how much would each employee get?

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10) An aquarium had 4 tons of fish food. How many months would it take them to use it all if

they used one-half of a ton each month?

11) A small book took one-eighth of a ream of paper to make. How many books could be

make with 6 whole reams of paper?

12) A container of 6 metal beams weighed one-third of a ton. If every beam weighed the

same amount, how heavy was each?

13) A sub shop sold sandwiches that were one-eighth of a foot long. If you were to cut the

sandwich into 6 equal pieces, what fraction of a foot would each piece be?

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Unit Fraction Word Problems Worksheet With Answer Key