Sure! Let’s solve each of the 7 word problems step by step, writing answers as
fractions or mixed numbers as instructed.
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Problem 1:
> Four Maths Rats shared seven Twinkle Chocolate Bars between them. How many bars did they have each? No remainders, please, Maths Rats do not waste chocolate! Answer as a fraction.
✔ Solution:
Total bars = 7
Number of rats = 4
Each rat gets:
7 ÷ 4 = 7/4
We can leave it as an improper fraction or convert to a mixed number:
7/4 = 1 3/4
But the question says “Answer as a fraction” — and doesn’t specify *proper* fraction, so
7/4 is acceptable. However, since it says “no remainders” and “Maths Rats do not waste chocolate”, they likely want the exact share per rat — which is
7/4.
👉
Answer: 7/4
*(Note: If the worksheet expects mixed numbers, you could write 1 3/4 — but the instruction says “fractions or mixed numbers”, so both are fine. Since it says “fraction” in the question, we’ll go with 7/4.)*
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Problem 2:
> Seven children refreshed themselves with four litres of lemonade. They had the same amount each. How much did they have each?
✔ Solution:
Total lemonade = 4 litres
Number of children = 7
Each child gets:
4 ÷ 7 = 4/7
👉
Answer: 4/7
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Problem 3:
> A bus travelled eight miles in three hours. What was its average speed? Give your answer as a mixed number.
✔ Solution:
Average speed = distance ÷ time
= 8 miles ÷ 3 hours
=
8/3
Convert to mixed number:
8 ÷ 3 = 2 with remainder 2 →
2 2/3
👉
Answer: 2 2/3 miles per hour
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Problem 4:
> Car factory produces seventy cars in six hours. How many is that each hour? Give your answer as a mixed number.
✔ Solution:
Total cars = 70
Hours = 6
Cars per hour = 70 ÷ 6 =
70/6
Simplify first: divide numerator and denominator by 2 →
35/3
Now convert to mixed number:
35 ÷ 3 = 11 with remainder 2 →
11 2/3
👉
Answer: 11 2/3 cars per hour
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Problem 5:
> An oil tank is filled with 200 litres of oil in 30 seconds. How many litres of oil per second goes into the tank? Give your answer as a mixed number.
✔ Solution:
Litres per second = 200 ÷ 30 =
200/30
Simplify: divide numerator and denominator by 10 →
20/3
Convert to mixed number:
20 ÷ 3 = 6 with remainder 2 →
6 2/3
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Answer: 6 2/3 litres per second
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Problem 6:
> Ten machines made 100 tonnes of sugar in eight hours. What was the average number of tonnes of sugar made by each machine in one hour? Careful now!
✔ Solution:
This is a two-step problem.
First, find total production per hour:
100 tonnes ÷ 8 hours =
100/8 = 25/2 = 12.5 tonnes per hour (but we’ll keep as fraction)
Then, divide by number of machines to get per machine per hour:
(25/2) ÷ 10 = (25/2) × (1/10) =
25/20
Simplify: divide numerator and denominator by 5 →
5/4
Convert to mixed number:
1 1/4
👉
Answer: 1 1/4 tonnes per machine per hour
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Problem 7:
> Mrs Smith’s family has the following number of cartons of milk on each day of the week. What was the average number of cartons per day?
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
|--------|--------|---------|-----------|----------|--------|----------|
| 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
✔ Solution:
Add all cartons:
4 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 3 =
Let’s compute step by step:
4+5=9, +3=12, +3=15, +4=19, +4=23, +3=
26
Number of days = 7
Average = 26 ÷ 7 =
26/7
Convert to mixed number:
26 ÷ 7 = 3 with remainder 5 →
3 5/7
👉
Answer: 3 5/7 cartons per day
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
7/4
2.
4/7
3.
2 2/3
4.
11 2/3
5.
6 2/3
6.
1 1/4
7.
3 5/7
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of fraction word problem worksheet.
