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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 207 · 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.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  2. 2.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  3. 3.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  4. 4.Anaya has ₹42, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  5. 5.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  6. 6.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  7. 7.Meera has ₹36, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  8. 8.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  9. 9.Ishaan has ₹140, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  10. 10.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  11. 11.A team scores 21 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  12. 12.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  13. 13.Riya has ₹100, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  14. 14.Ishaan has ₹42, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  15. 15.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  16. 16.Tara has ₹120, spends 1/4 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  17. 17.Meera has ₹45, spends 1/3 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  18. 18.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  19. 19.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  20. 20.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  21. 21.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  22. 22.Mother makes 24 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  23. 23.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  24. 24.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  25. 25.Ishaan has ₹108, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  26. 26.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  27. 27.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  28. 28.Diya has ₹75, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  29. 29.Tara has ₹150, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  30. 30.In 2 overs (12 balls), 1 ball is a dot ball. What fraction of the balls is a dot ball? =
  31. 31.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  32. 32.A team scores 25 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  33. 33.A team scores 20 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  34. 34.Tara has ₹30, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  35. 35.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  36. 36.Vihaan has ₹60, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  37. 37.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  38. 38.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  39. 39.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  40. 40.A team scores 76 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. 4
  4. 14
  5. 38
  6. 3/4
  7. 18
  8. 2
  9. 7
  10. 46
  11. 14
  12. 5/12
  13. 55
  14. 7
  15. 1/2
  16. 42
  17. 12
  18. 15
  19. 4
  20. 45
  21. 6
  22. 20
  23. 2
  24. 40
  25. 9
  26. 1/2
  27. 16
  28. 10
  29. 20
  30. 1/12
  31. 1/3
  32. 15
  33. 12
  34. 3
  35. 2/3
  36. 8
  37. 12
  38. 22
  39. 9
  40. 57

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