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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 144 · 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.Meera has ₹18, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  2. 2.Meera has ₹160, spends 1/4 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  3. 3.A team scores 30 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  4. 4.A team scores 26 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  5. 5.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  6. 6.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  7. 7.Mother makes 24 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  8. 8.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  9. 9.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  10. 10.Ishaan has ₹90, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  11. 11.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  12. 12.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  13. 13.Rohan has ₹6, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  14. 14.Diya has ₹90, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  15. 15.Sara has ₹120, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  16. 16.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  17. 17.Tara has ₹120, spends 1/3 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  18. 18.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  19. 19.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  20. 20.Meera has ₹105, spends 1/3 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  21. 21.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a single. What fraction of the balls is a single? =
  22. 22.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  23. 23.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  24. 24.A team scores 55 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  25. 25.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  26. 26.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  27. 27.Ishaan has ₹18, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  28. 28.Meera has ₹60, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  29. 29.A team scores 50 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  30. 30.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  31. 31.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  32. 32.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  33. 33.A team scores 16 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  34. 34.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  35. 35.Tara has ₹16, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  36. 36.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  37. 37.A team scores 84 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  38. 38.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  39. 39.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  40. 40.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?

Answer key

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

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