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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 271 · 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 28 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  2. 2.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  3. 3.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  4. 4.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  5. 5.Vihaan has ₹36, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  6. 6.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  7. 7.In 2 overs (12 balls), 8 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  8. 8.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  9. 9.A team scores 36 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  10. 10.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  11. 11.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  12. 12.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  13. 13.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  14. 14.Aarav has ₹48, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  15. 15.In 2 overs (12 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  16. 16.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  17. 17.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  18. 18.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  19. 19.Kabir has ₹45, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  20. 20.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  21. 21.Aarav has ₹24, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  22. 22.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  23. 23.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  24. 24.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  25. 25.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  26. 26.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  27. 27.Tara has ₹96, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  28. 28.A team scores 25 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  29. 29.Sara has ₹180, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  30. 30.Kabir has ₹100, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  31. 31.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  32. 32.Kabir has ₹70, spends 1/2 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  33. 33.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  34. 34.A team scores 30 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  35. 35.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  36. 36.A team scores 85 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  37. 37.Sara has ₹9, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  38. 38.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  39. 39.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  40. 40.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 3
  3. 12
  4. 21
  5. 9
  6. 4
  7. 2/3
  8. 10
  9. 24
  10. 5/6
  11. 9
  12. 1
  13. 4
  14. 4
  15. 1/12
  16. 8
  17. 3
  18. 5/6
  19. 21
  20. 4
  21. 10
  22. 6
  23. 11/12
  24. 50
  25. 39
  26. 33
  27. 56
  28. 10
  29. 114
  30. 10
  31. 16
  32. 7
  33. 1
  34. 20
  35. 4
  36. 34
  37. 3
  38. 52
  39. 26
  40. 9

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