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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 319 · 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. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  2. 2.Kabir has ₹24, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  3. 3.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  4. 4.A team scores 8 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  5. 5.A team scores 21 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  6. 6.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  7. 7.A team scores 48 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  8. 8.Meera has ₹200, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  9. 9.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  10. 10.Aarav has ₹60, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  11. 11.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  12. 12.A team scores 33 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  13. 13.A team scores 84 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  14. 14.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  15. 15.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  16. 16.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  17. 17.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  18. 18.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  19. 19.A team scores 14 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  20. 20.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  21. 21.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  22. 22.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  23. 23.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a single. What fraction of the balls is a single? =
  24. 24.In 2 overs (12 balls), 1 ball is a dot ball. What fraction of the balls is a dot ball? =
  25. 25.Meera has ₹120, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  26. 26.In 2 overs (12 balls), 1 ball is a single. What fraction of the balls is a single? =
  27. 27.A team scores 108 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  28. 28.Meera has ₹20, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  29. 29.In 2 overs (12 balls), 7 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  30. 30.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  31. 31.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  32. 32.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  33. 33.Ishaan has ₹36, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  34. 34.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  35. 35.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  36. 36.A team scores 51 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  37. 37.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  38. 38.A team scores 28 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  39. 39.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  40. 40.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a dot ball. What fraction of the balls is a dot ball? =

Answer key

  1. 16
  2. 12
  3. 2/3
  4. 4
  5. 14
  6. 2
  7. 12
  8. 110
  9. 6
  10. 5
  11. 44
  12. 22
  13. 70
  14. 12
  15. 6
  16. 8
  17. 21
  18. 5/6
  19. 7
  20. 5/12
  21. 32
  22. 28
  23. 1/6
  24. 1/12
  25. 18
  26. 1/12
  27. 18
  28. 5
  29. 7/12
  30. 11/12
  31. 4
  32. 1
  33. 9
  34. 4
  35. 5/12
  36. 34
  37. 3
  38. 21
  39. 1/2
  40. 1/6

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