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Fraction Word Problems - Mixed
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Pick 5 problems to solve and turn in for a minor grade. Yes, you may complete extra problems.
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A fence is 20I. feet long. A post will be placed every 1-I feet along the fence. How many
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Usually Billy rides his bike 54 miles a day. Today he didn't have much time so he rode half ÿ2
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his usual distance.fHow far did he ride today?
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If a recipe for punch calls for ÿ gallons of 7-UP, how much 7-UP is needed to make 2-
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The class spends ÿ of their school day reviewing homework. Two-thirds of that time is
usually spent on math. What fraction of the school day is spent reviewing math homework?
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A fish tank holds 16 gallons of water. If the tank is ÿ full, how many gallons of water are
in the tank? How many gallons of water would it take to completely fill the tank?
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Find the product of 43
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A tank holds 12 gallons of water. If the tank currently has 75 gallons of water in it, what
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fraction of the tank is filled with water? Hint: Should the quotient be more or less than
the whole tank?
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Vivian brought a large bag of Skittles to school that weighed 44 ounces. If she gave
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lÿounces to a friend, and then accidentally spilled ÿ of the rest of the bag on the floor,
how many ounces of Skittles does Vivian have left?
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10. Del only had 17 bottles of India ink to do his sketches. If each drawing required 21
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bottles to complete, what fraction of his drawing could he finish?
11. The beautiful cake at the graduation party was 33 feet long. The students that attended
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the party enjoyed 5 of the cake. How many feet of cake did they eat in all?
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12 Martha has a recipe for fruit punch that contains 21 cups of pineapple juice, 13 cups of
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cherry juice, and 41 cups of orange juice. If Martha's guests drank _2 of the fruit punch she
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made, how many cups of fruit punch did her friends drink? ÿ ÿ ÿa
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13. AI had a board that was 10± feet long. He only wanted to use'7- of
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a book case.
How much wood will he have left over & how long will each self in his book case be?
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