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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 213 · 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 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  2. 2.Anaya has ₹20, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  3. 3.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  4. 4.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  5. 5.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  6. 6.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  7. 7.A team scores 48 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  8. 8.A team scores 50 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  9. 9.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  10. 10.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  11. 11.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  12. 12.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  13. 13.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  14. 14.Meera has ₹210, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  15. 15.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a single. What fraction of the balls is a single? =
  16. 16.Meera has ₹6, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  17. 17.Sara has ₹180, spends 1/4 of it on books and 2/5 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 32 children?
  20. 20.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  21. 21.A team scores 78 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  22. 22.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  23. 23.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  24. 24.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  25. 25.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  26. 26.A team scores 16 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  27. 27.A team scores 45 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  28. 28.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  29. 29.Riya has ₹240, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  30. 30.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  31. 31.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  32. 32.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  33. 33.In 2 overs (12 balls), 10 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  34. 34.Aarav has ₹90, spends 1/6 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  35. 35.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  36. 36.In 2 overs (12 balls), 6 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  37. 37.A team scores 20 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  38. 38.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  39. 39.A team scores 33 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  40. 40.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 10
  3. 6
  4. 2
  5. 3
  6. 22
  7. 8
  8. 20
  9. 57
  10. 4
  11. 12
  12. 12
  13. 9
  14. 91
  15. 1/6
  16. 2
  17. 63
  18. 6
  19. 4
  20. 2
  21. 13
  22. 1/2
  23. 3
  24. 4
  25. 21
  26. 8
  27. 9
  28. 12
  29. 152
  30. 44
  31. 5/6
  32. 38
  33. 5/6
  34. 21
  35. 9
  36. 1/2
  37. 16
  38. 1
  39. 22
  40. 51

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