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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 106 · 40 questions
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The method (Find the fraction sum): Underline the whole and the fraction in the story. “Of” means multiply; “left” means subtract from the whole; “each gets” means multiply or divide. An over has 6 balls: 1/2 over = 3 balls, 1/3 over = 2 balls.

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  1. 1.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  2. 2.A team scores 84 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  3. 3.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  4. 4.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  5. 5.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  6. 6.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  7. 7.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  8. 8.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  9. 9.A team scores 64 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  10. 10.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  11. 11.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  12. 12.In 2 overs (12 balls), 7 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  13. 13.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  14. 14.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  15. 15.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  16. 16.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  17. 17.Meera has ₹10, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  18. 18.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  19. 19.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  20. 20.A team scores 60 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  21. 21.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  22. 22.A team scores 48 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  23. 23.A team scores 68 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  24. 24.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  25. 25.A team scores 90 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  26. 26.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  27. 27.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  28. 28.In 2 overs (12 balls), 8 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  29. 29.Kabir has ₹24, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  30. 30.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  31. 31.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  32. 32.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  33. 33.A team scores 56 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  34. 34.A team scores 12 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  35. 35.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  36. 36.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  37. 37.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  38. 38.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  39. 39.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  40. 40.Anaya has ₹150, spends 1/6 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?

Answer key

  1. 57
  2. 14
  3. 2
  4. 6
  5. 11/12
  6. 9
  7. 39
  8. 1
  9. 48
  10. 45
  11. 12
  12. 7/12
  13. 6
  14. 33
  15. 1/3
  16. 2
  17. 2
  18. 4
  19. 5/12
  20. 50
  21. 12
  22. 32
  23. 17
  24. 5/12
  25. 54
  26. 14
  27. 3
  28. 2/3
  29. 2
  30. 1
  31. 38
  32. 56
  33. 14
  34. 6
  35. 6
  36. 4
  37. 4
  38. 9
  39. 3
  40. 65

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