Fraction word problems (unit fraction)

Grade 5 Word Problems Worksheet

1. Rey has 6 liters of lime juice and 15 cans of soda. He poured the
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lime juice into plastic bottles such that each bottle contained
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liters of juice with none left over. How many plastic bottles of
juice did he have?

2. A box of milk powder contains 10 servings, and each serving

equals 6 scoops of milk powder. The weight of the box of milk
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powder is kilograms. What is the weight of each serving of
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milk powder?

3. To make sure the coffee is not too sweet or tasteless, Arvin puts
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cup of sugar and cup of creamer in one large serving of
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coffee for his customers. At the end of the day, there were only
6 cups of sugar left in the jar. Is there enough
sugar for 58 servings for the next day?

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4. In a beverage restaurant, of the mugs of hot drinks served to
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customers yesterday were green tea. The cashiers knew there
were 18 mugs of green tea served on that day. Altogether,
how many mugs of hot drinks were served yesterday?

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5. The water boy filled the small container full of water. During
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the 2-minute time out in the basketball game, 5 players shared
the water from the small container, and none was left. If each
player consumed the same amount of water, how much water
was consumed by each player?

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6. In a decorative figurine shop, it takes of an hour to paint 8
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identical ceramic figurines. How long does it take to paint one
figurine? At the same rate, how long would it take to paint 12
figurines?

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Answers
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1. 6 ÷ = 10
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He had 10 plastic bottles of lime juice.
3 3
2. ÷ 10 =
4 40
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Each serving of milk powder weighs kgs.
40

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3. 6 ÷ = 60
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6 cups of sugar are needed for 60 servings.
There is enough sugar for 58 servings of coffee.
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4. 18 ÷ = 42
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There were 42 mugs of hot drinks served yesterday.
10 2
5. ÷5=
11 11
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Each basketball player had consumed of the water in the small
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container.
4 1
6. ÷8=
5 10
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It takes of an hour to finish painting one figurine.
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1 12 6 1
x 12 = = =1
10 10 5 5
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It will take 1 hours to paint 12 ceramic figurines.
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