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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 256 · 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 12 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  2. 2.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  3. 3.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  4. 4.A team scores 21 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  5. 5.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  6. 6.A team scores 42 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  7. 7.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  8. 8.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  9. 9.A team scores 96 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  10. 10.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  11. 11.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  12. 12.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  13. 13.A team scores 40 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  14. 14.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  15. 15.A team scores 8 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  16. 16.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  17. 17.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  18. 18.Riya has ₹60, spends 1/4 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  19. 19.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 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.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  22. 22.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  23. 23.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  24. 24.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  25. 25.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  26. 26.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  27. 27.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a six. What fraction of the balls is a six? =
  28. 28.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  29. 29.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  30. 30.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  31. 31.Riya has ₹60, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  32. 32.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  33. 33.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  34. 34.A team scores 40 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  35. 35.Tara has ₹100, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  36. 36.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  37. 37.A team scores 60 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  38. 38.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  39. 39.A team scores 30 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  40. 40.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 1
  3. 56
  4. 7
  5. 4
  6. 35
  7. 51
  8. 1/3
  9. 16
  10. 4
  11. 1/3
  12. 46
  13. 10
  14. 5/6
  15. 4
  16. 45
  17. 6
  18. 21
  19. 15
  20. 1/2
  21. 2/3
  22. 33
  23. 1/3
  24. 1
  25. 9
  26. 3
  27. 1/6
  28. 2/3
  29. 3
  30. 3
  31. 28
  32. 1/6
  33. 39
  34. 8
  35. 55
  36. 4
  37. 24
  38. 4
  39. 10
  40. 26

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