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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 240 · 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 51 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  2. 2.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  3. 3.Diya has ₹120, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  4. 4.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  5. 5.A team scores 55 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  6. 6.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  7. 7.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  8. 8.Meera has ₹12, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  9. 9.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  10. 10.Tara has ₹60, spends 1/2 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  11. 11.In 2 overs (12 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  12. 12.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  13. 13.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  14. 14.A team scores 39 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  15. 15.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  16. 16.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  17. 17.A team scores 75 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  18. 18.Rohan has ₹24, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  19. 19.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  20. 20.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  21. 21.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a dot ball. What fraction of the balls is a dot ball? =
  22. 22.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a single. What fraction of the balls is a single? =
  23. 23.Vihaan has ₹180, spends 1/4 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  24. 24.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  25. 25.Arjun has ₹180, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  26. 26.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  27. 27.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  28. 28.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  29. 29.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  30. 30.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  31. 31.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  32. 32.A team scores 24 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  33. 33.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  34. 34.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  35. 35.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  36. 36.A team scores 30 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  37. 37.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  38. 38.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  39. 39.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  40. 40.In 2 overs (12 balls), 6 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =

Answer key

  1. 17
  2. 4
  3. 32
  4. 45
  5. 44
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. 33
  10. 6
  11. 1/6
  12. 8
  13. 8
  14. 13
  15. 46
  16. 3
  17. 30
  18. 2
  19. 4
  20. 9
  21. 1/6
  22. 1/6
  23. 63
  24. 51
  25. 114
  26. 40
  27. 9
  28. 11/12
  29. 10
  30. 8
  31. 3
  32. 6
  33. 3
  34. 50
  35. 21
  36. 24
  37. 1
  38. 6
  39. 32
  40. 1/2

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