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Fraction Word Problems

Solve each problem and show how you solved it.

• 1 Jill used stones that were each 3 4 3 fourths of a foot high to build a wall. She piled 6 stones on top of each other. How many feet high was her wall?

• 2 Anna worked for 5 6 5 sixths of an hour in the garden. She dug up her garden for 3 6 3 sixths of an hour, planted seeds for 1 6 1 sixth of an hour, and watered the garden for the rest of the time. For what fraction of an hour did Anna water the garden?

• 3 Yuki was making costumes for a play. She needed 7 8 7 eighths of a yard of orange fabric for one costume and 1 3 8 1 , and 3 eighths yards of orange fabric for the other costume. How much orange fabric did she need to make the two costumes?

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