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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 140 · 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.Diya has ₹135, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  2. 2.A team scores 52 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  3. 3.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  4. 4.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  5. 5.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  6. 6.In 2 overs (12 balls), 10 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  7. 7.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  8. 8.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  9. 9.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  10. 10.A team scores 48 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  11. 11.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  12. 12.Aarav has ₹24, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  13. 13.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  14. 14.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  15. 15.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  16. 16.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  17. 17.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  18. 18.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  19. 19.Anaya has ₹60, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  20. 20.Tara has ₹54, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  21. 21.Kabir has ₹80, spends 1/2 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  22. 22.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  23. 23.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  24. 24.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  25. 25.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  26. 26.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  27. 27.In 2 overs (12 balls), 1 ball is a six. What fraction of the balls is a six? =
  28. 28.Diya has ₹240, spends 1/6 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  29. 29.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  30. 30.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  31. 31.A team scores 20 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  32. 32.Kabir has ₹54, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  33. 33.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  34. 34.A team scores 24 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  35. 35.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  36. 36.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  37. 37.Meera has ₹135, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  38. 38.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  39. 39.A team scores 25 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  40. 40.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =

Answer key

  1. 18
  2. 13
  3. 12
  4. 8
  5. 12
  6. 5/6
  7. 11/12
  8. 6
  9. 2
  10. 8
  11. 3
  12. 14
  13. 4
  14. 1/2
  15. 4
  16. 4
  17. 14
  18. 28
  19. 8
  20. 9
  21. 8
  22. 4
  23. 15
  24. 21
  25. 2/3
  26. 4
  27. 1/12
  28. 104
  29. 16
  30. 4
  31. 8
  32. 27
  33. 8
  34. 20
  35. 1/2
  36. 9
  37. 63
  38. 10
  39. 10
  40. 1/3

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