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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 19 · 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 20 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  2. 2.A team scores 36 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  3. 3.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  4. 4.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  5. 5.Sara has ₹12, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  6. 6.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  7. 7.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  8. 8.A team scores 60 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  9. 9.A team scores 44 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  10. 10.Anaya has ₹42, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  11. 11.Anaya has ₹75, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  12. 12.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  13. 13.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  14. 14.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  15. 15.A team scores 75 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  16. 16.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  17. 17.Arjun has ₹45, spends 1/5 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  18. 18.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  19. 19.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  20. 20.In 2 overs (12 balls), 6 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  21. 21.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  22. 22.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 18 children?
  23. 23.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  24. 24.Diya has ₹270, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  25. 25.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  26. 26.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  27. 27.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  28. 28.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  29. 29.In 2 overs (12 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  30. 30.A team scores 39 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  31. 31.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  32. 32.A team scores 30 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  33. 33.A team scores 114 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  34. 34.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  35. 35.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  36. 36.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  37. 37.Arjun has ₹24, spends 1/6 of it on books and 3/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  38. 38.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  39. 39.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  40. 40.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 9
  3. 6
  4. 8
  5. 4
  6. 44
  7. 1/3
  8. 12
  9. 33
  10. 21
  11. 10
  12. 10
  13. 33
  14. 9
  15. 30
  16. 5/12
  17. 9
  18. 12
  19. 45
  20. 1/2
  21. 3
  22. 3
  23. 32
  24. 117
  25. 51
  26. 4
  27. 6
  28. 9
  29. 1/12
  30. 13
  31. 3
  32. 18
  33. 95
  34. 39
  35. 12
  36. 3
  37. 2
  38. 2
  39. 12
  40. 8

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