Fraction Word Problems

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On Wednesday, a team of students cleaned 1/5 of a city block. On Thursday, the team cleaned 2 ¹/₂ as many blocks as on Wednesday. How many city blocks did the students clean on Thursday?

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At Brunswick Zone Arcade, of all the games in the arcade, 2/3 of them are racing games. Of those, ½ are motorcycle racing games. What fraction of the games at Brunswick are motorcycle games?

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A candy store sells gumdrops in bags of 1/8 of a pound each. Determine the weight of six bags.

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Mom has ½ cup of sprinkles to sprinkle on Brandon’s birthday cupcakes. She uses half of the sprinkles. How much does she use?

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The corner market bakery needed 3/8 of a pound of sugar for their recipe. They only had ½ of what they needed. How much sugar did they have?

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On Sunday, Cracker Barrel used 9 gallons of syrup. On Monday, they used ¾ of that amount. How much did they use on Monday?

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On Saturday, Mrs. YB baked a cobbler. After dinner, 3/4 of the cobbler remained. On Sunday, the family ate 1/3 of what was left. How much of the cobbler did the family eat on Sunday?

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A mother makes 1/2 of a pound of white fudge. She divides the fudge into three equal containers. How much fudge does she put in each container?

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Jayson needs to read 1/4 of his book this week. He plans to read an equal amount each day for five days. What fraction of his book does he need to read daily?

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After a birthday party, ½ of a cake remains. If 2 friends share the rest of the cake, what fraction of the original cake does each friend get?

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A famous chef uses flour to thicken his sauces. He had 3/4 of a cup of flour and he needs 1/7 of a cup for each sauce. How many sauces can he make?

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After going to the candy store, Mary had 11/12 of a pound of candy. Her mom had her put it into bags with 1/6 of a pound in each bag. How many bags of candy did she have?

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Jerry is organizing his book shelf. His book shelf is 8/9 of a foot. Each of his chapter books is 1/12 of a foot wide. How many books can he fit on the shelf?

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Naira had 6 mini watermelons for her family barbeque. She cut each watermelon into fourths. How many pieces of watermelon would she have?

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The bakery makes 6 pies. Each slice is 1/8 of the whole pie. How many slices are there?