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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 11 · 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.In 2 overs (12 balls), 3 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  2. 2.Ishaan has ₹60, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  3. 3.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  4. 4.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  5. 5.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  6. 6.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  7. 7.A team scores 70 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  8. 8.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  9. 9.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  10. 10.In 2 overs (12 balls), 8 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  11. 11.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  12. 12.Meera has ₹270, spends 4/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  13. 13.Sara has ₹60, spends 1/6 of it on books and 4/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  14. 14.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  15. 15.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  16. 16.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  17. 17.Diya has ₹20, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  18. 18.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  19. 19.A team scores 60 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  20. 20.Arjun has ₹72, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  21. 21.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  22. 22.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  23. 23.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  24. 24.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  25. 25.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  26. 26.A team scores 56 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  27. 27.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  28. 28.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  29. 29.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  30. 30.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  31. 31.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  32. 32.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a six. What fraction of the balls is a six? =
  33. 33.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  34. 34.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  35. 35.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  36. 36.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  37. 37.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a single. What fraction of the balls is a single? =
  38. 38.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  39. 39.Anaya has ₹18, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  40. 40.A team scores 28 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?

Answer key

  1. 1/4
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 2
  6. 6
  7. 28
  8. 4
  9. 9
  10. 2/3
  11. 8
  12. 9
  13. 2
  14. 5/6
  15. 1
  16. 1/3
  17. 10
  18. 20
  19. 12
  20. 30
  21. 5/12
  22. 14
  23. 32
  24. 44
  25. 2/3
  26. 14
  27. 3/4
  28. 1/2
  29. 3
  30. 1/6
  31. 1
  32. 1/6
  33. 2/3
  34. 6
  35. 3
  36. 52
  37. 1/6
  38. 28
  39. 6
  40. 21

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