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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 152 · 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.A team scores 90 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  2. 2.Rohan has ₹35, spends 1/5 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  3. 3.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  4. 4.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  5. 5.Sara has ₹90, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  6. 6.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  7. 7.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  8. 8.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  9. 9.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  10. 10.A team scores 33 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  11. 11.Meera has ₹90, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  12. 12.A team scores 45 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  13. 13.A team scores 30 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  14. 14.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  15. 15.A team scores 50 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  16. 16.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  17. 17.Diya has ₹60, spends 1/3 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  18. 18.Anaya has ₹70, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  19. 19.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  20. 20.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  21. 21.Diya has ₹180, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  22. 22.A team scores 30 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  23. 23.Mother makes 4 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  24. 24.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  25. 25.Ishaan has ₹18, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  26. 26.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  27. 27.Diya has ₹60, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  28. 28.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  29. 29.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  30. 30.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  31. 31.Anaya has ₹12, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  32. 32.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  33. 33.A team scores 24 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  34. 34.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  35. 35.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  36. 36.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  37. 37.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  38. 38.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  39. 39.A team scores 64 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  40. 40.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?

Answer key

  1. 72
  2. 7
  3. 1
  4. 2
  5. 57
  6. 28
  7. 2/3
  8. 2
  9. 11/12
  10. 11
  11. 21
  12. 30
  13. 5
  14. 4
  15. 40
  16. 57
  17. 4
  18. 21
  19. 9
  20. 56
  21. 63
  22. 25
  23. 2
  24. 1/3
  25. 6
  26. 1/2
  27. 35
  28. 32
  29. 2
  30. 45
  31. 2
  32. 3/4
  33. 12
  34. 6
  35. 34
  36. 16
  37. 2
  38. 6
  39. 48
  40. 39

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