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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 310 · 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 48 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  2. 2.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  3. 3.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  4. 4.Kabir has ₹48, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  5. 5.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  6. 6.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  7. 7.Mother makes 4 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  8. 8.A team scores 64 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  9. 9.Arjun has ₹30, spends 1/3 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  10. 10.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  11. 11.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  12. 12.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  13. 13.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  14. 14.A team scores 72 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  15. 15.A team scores 40 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  16. 16.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  17. 17.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  18. 18.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  19. 19.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  20. 20.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  21. 21.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  22. 22.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  23. 23.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  24. 24.Diya has ₹120, spends 1/3 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  25. 25.Rohan has ₹42, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  26. 26.A team scores 57 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  27. 27.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  28. 28.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  29. 29.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  30. 30.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  31. 31.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  32. 32.Arjun has ₹48, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  33. 33.A team scores 72 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  34. 34.A team scores 25 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  35. 35.In 2 overs (12 balls), 7 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  36. 36.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  37. 37.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  38. 38.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  39. 39.Riya has ₹40, spends 3/5 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 8 children?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 40
  3. 3
  4. 8
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 2
  8. 16
  9. 2
  10. 1
  11. 9
  12. 28
  13. 4
  14. 18
  15. 8
  16. 2
  17. 26
  18. 56
  19. 34
  20. 2
  21. 5/6
  22. 3
  23. 6
  24. 8
  25. 7
  26. 19
  27. 3
  28. 1/3
  29. 21
  30. 6
  31. 39
  32. 32
  33. 12
  34. 20
  35. 7/12
  36. 3
  37. 52
  38. 45
  39. 6
  40. 6

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