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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 253 · 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 9 children?
  2. 2.Anaya has ₹108, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  3. 3.Rohan has ₹18, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  4. 4.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  5. 5.Riya has ₹42, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  6. 6.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  7. 7.Meera has ₹135, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  8. 8.In 2 overs (12 balls), 7 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  9. 9.Mother makes 4 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  10. 10.Meera has ₹40, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  11. 11.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  12. 12.A team scores 42 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  13. 13.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  14. 14.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  15. 15.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  16. 16.In 2 overs (12 balls), 6 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  17. 17.A team scores 25 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  18. 18.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  19. 19.A team scores 30 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  20. 20.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  21. 21.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  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 9 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  24. 24.In 2 overs (12 balls), 3 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  25. 25.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  26. 26.In 2 overs (12 balls), 6 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  27. 27.Meera has ₹96, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  28. 28.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  29. 29.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  30. 30.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  31. 31.Arjun has ₹140, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  32. 32.A team scores 18 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  33. 33.Meera has ₹16, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  34. 34.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  35. 35.In 2 overs (12 balls), 8 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  36. 36.Kabir has ₹30, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  37. 37.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  38. 38.A team scores 64 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  39. 39.Kabir has ₹48, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  40. 40.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 63
  3. 9
  4. 3
  5. 14
  6. 40
  7. 63
  8. 7/12
  9. 2
  10. 16
  11. 8
  12. 7
  13. 3
  14. 12
  15. 6
  16. 1/2
  17. 20
  18. 9
  19. 6
  20. 4
  21. 9
  22. 3
  23. 58
  24. 1/4
  25. 2
  26. 1/2
  27. 40
  28. 27
  29. 2
  30. 8
  31. 21
  32. 6
  33. 4
  34. 12
  35. 2/3
  36. 14
  37. 2
  38. 48
  39. 28
  40. 3

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