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This document contains 13 word problems involving unit fractions. Each problem provides information about a fractional amount being divided or used over time. The problems ask the reader to determine the number of servings, portions, or time required based on splitting the fractional amounts evenly among groups or using fractional amounts daily/monthly. The answers to the problems are provided.

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Multdivfract

This document contains 13 word problems involving unit fractions. Each problem provides information about a fractional amount being divided or used over time. The problems ask the reader to determine the number of servings, portions, or time required based on splitting the fractional amounts evenly among groups or using fractional amounts daily/monthly. The answers to the problems are provided.

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Unit Fraction Word Problems Name:

Solve each problem. Answers


1) How many one-third cup servings are in 6 cups of pecans?
1. 18
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2) A pet store had 4 cats to feed. If they only had one-fifth of a bag of cat food and each cat 2. 20
got the same amount, what fraction of the bag would each cat get?
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3. 15
3) A farmer was dividing up his one-third of an acre of land between his 5 children. Since
each child got the same amount of land, what fraction of the acre did each get? 4. 20

4) A store had 4 boxes of video games. How many days would it take to sell the games if 5. 56
each day they sold one-fifth of a box?
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6. 24
5) An artist was able to draw one-seventh of a picture every hour. If he needed to paint 8
pictures for an art show, how many hours would it take him? 7. 8

6) A moving company had one-sixth of a ton of weight to move across town. If they wanted 8. 24
to split it equally amongst 4 trips, how much weight would they have on each trip?
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9. 32
7) A malt shop used one-fourth of a box of waffle cones every day they were open. How
many days would 2 whole boxes last them? 10. 42
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8) A glass of water was one-eighth of a liter. How many glasses would it take to fill up a 3 11. 30
liter jug?
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12. 18
9) A container of 8 metal beams weighed one-fourth of a ton. If every beam weighed the
same amount, how heavy was each? 13. 49

10) An aquarium had 6 tons of fish food. How many months would it take them to use it all if
they used one-seventh of a ton each month?

11) At a restaurant 6 people were at a table when the waiter brought out one-fifth of a bowl of
cheese dip. If they split the bowl evenly, how much would each person get?

12) A lawn mowing company had to mow one-ninth of a mile of grass. To make it quicker,
they split the amount evenly between 2 workers. What fraction of the mile did each
person mow?
13) A chef had 7 potatoes. How many bowls of mashed potatoes could he make if each bowl
used one-seventh of a potato?

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