Fractions Word Problems Worksheet

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1. Amy shared a bag of mangoes with her friends. She gave 5 to Jenny and
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of the remainder to Paul. What fraction of the mangoes did Paul get?
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2. 9 of the shirts sold at Peter ’ s shop are striped . 8 of the remainder are printed.
The rest of the shirts are plain colored shirts. If Peter’s shop has 81 plain
colored shirts, how many more printed shirts than plain colored shirts
does the shop have?

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3. ¼ of my trail mix recipe is raisins and the rest is nuts. 5 of the nuts are
peanuts and the rest are almonds. What fraction of my trail mix is
almonds?

4. Jenny’s mom says she has an hour before it’s bedtime. Jenny
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spends of the hour texting a of the remaining time brushing her
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teeth and putting on her pajamas. She spends the rest of the time reading
her book. How long did Jenny read?

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5. In an auditorium, 6 of the students are 10 years old, 3 are 9 years old, and
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of the remaining students are 8 years old. If there are 96 students in the
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auditorium, how many 8-year-olds are there?

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6. Maddox puts 4 of her lawn-mowing money in savings and uses 2 of the
remaining money to pay back her sister. If she has $15 left, how much did
she have at first?