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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 266 · 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 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  2. 2.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  3. 3.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  4. 4.A team scores 72 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  5. 5.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  6. 6.A team scores 85 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  7. 7.A team scores 44 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  8. 8.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  9. 9.A team scores 100 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  10. 10.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  11. 11.A team scores 90 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  12. 12.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  13. 13.A team scores 32 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  14. 14.Tara has ₹240, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  15. 15.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  16. 16.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  17. 17.A team scores 22 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  18. 18.A team scores 48 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  19. 19.A team scores 10 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  20. 20.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  21. 21.Anaya has ₹80, spends 1/2 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  22. 22.Vihaan has ₹105, spends 1/3 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  23. 23.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  24. 24.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  25. 25.Riya has ₹90, spends 1/3 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  26. 26.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  27. 27.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  28. 28.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  29. 29.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  30. 30.A team scores 85 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  31. 31.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  32. 32.Riya has ₹54, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  33. 33.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  34. 34.Sara has ₹60, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  35. 35.Diya has ₹36, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  36. 36.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  37. 37.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  38. 38.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  39. 39.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  40. 40.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 4
  3. 2
  4. 60
  5. 6
  6. 34
  7. 11
  8. 1
  9. 20
  10. 2
  11. 18
  12. 27
  13. 24
  14. 56
  15. 38
  16. 4
  17. 11
  18. 40
  19. 5
  20. 50
  21. 8
  22. 7
  23. 14
  24. 3
  25. 24
  26. 11/12
  27. 2
  28. 4
  29. 6
  30. 51
  31. 6
  32. 9
  33. 57
  34. 10
  35. 9
  36. 1/3
  37. 15
  38. 1/2
  39. 1/3
  40. 4

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