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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 315 · 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 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  2. 2.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  3. 3.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  4. 4.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  5. 5.Ishaan has ₹48, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  6. 6.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  7. 7.A team scores 30 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  8. 8.Riya has ₹180, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  9. 9.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  10. 10.A team scores 10 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  11. 11.A team scores 90 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  12. 12.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  13. 13.Kabir has ₹180, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  14. 14.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  15. 15.In 2 overs (12 balls), 7 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  16. 16.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  17. 17.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  18. 18.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  19. 19.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  20. 20.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  21. 21.A team scores 50 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  22. 22.A team scores 42 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  23. 23.A team scores 80 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  24. 24.Anaya has ₹8, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  25. 25.A team scores 24 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  26. 26.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  27. 27.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  28. 28.Diya has ₹27, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  29. 29.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  30. 30.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  31. 31.A team scores 36 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  32. 32.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  33. 33.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  34. 34.In 2 overs (12 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  35. 35.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  36. 36.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  37. 37.A team scores 45 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  38. 38.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  39. 39.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  40. 40.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 9
  5. 24
  6. 2
  7. 24
  8. 114
  9. 3
  10. 5
  11. 54
  12. 4
  13. 114
  14. 33
  15. 7/12
  16. 1/2
  17. 5/12
  18. 8
  19. 4
  20. 26
  21. 10
  22. 7
  23. 60
  24. 2
  25. 12
  26. 8
  27. 2
  28. 9
  29. 2
  30. 1/3
  31. 30
  32. 1
  33. 9
  34. 1/6
  35. 1
  36. 15
  37. 15
  38. 1
  39. 4
  40. 3

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