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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 313 · 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 16 children?
  2. 2.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  3. 3.Arjun has ₹30, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  4. 4.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  5. 5.A team scores 70 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  6. 6.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  7. 7.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  8. 8.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  9. 9.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  10. 10.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  11. 11.A team scores 16 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  12. 12.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  13. 13.In 2 overs (12 balls), 3 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  14. 14.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  15. 15.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  16. 16.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  17. 17.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  18. 18.In 2 overs (12 balls), 3 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  19. 19.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  20. 20.In 2 overs (12 balls), 6 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  21. 21.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  22. 22.Aarav has ₹40, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  23. 23.In 2 overs (12 balls), 8 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  24. 24.A team scores 8 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  25. 25.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  26. 26.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  27. 27.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  28. 28.A team scores 60 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  29. 29.Riya has ₹150, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  30. 30.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  31. 31.A team scores 85 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  32. 32.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  33. 33.A team scores 25 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  34. 34.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  35. 35.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  36. 36.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  37. 37.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  38. 38.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  39. 39.Arjun has ₹30, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  40. 40.A team scores 60 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?

Answer key

  1. 12
  2. 4
  3. 12
  4. 2
  5. 14
  6. 32
  7. 11/12
  8. 52
  9. 6
  10. 34
  11. 12
  12. 21
  13. 1/4
  14. 16
  15. 2
  16. 12
  17. 3
  18. 1/4
  19. 8
  20. 1/2
  21. 8
  22. 4
  23. 2/3
  24. 4
  25. 9
  26. 2
  27. 6
  28. 50
  29. 35
  30. 1/2
  31. 51
  32. 2
  33. 10
  34. 51
  35. 5/6
  36. 3/4
  37. 16
  38. 3/4
  39. 9
  40. 15

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