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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 321 · 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.Aarav has ₹36, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  2. 2.A team scores 100 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  3. 3.Kabir has ₹18, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  4. 4.Aarav has ₹12, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  5. 5.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  6. 6.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  7. 7.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  8. 8.In 2 overs (12 balls), 10 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  9. 9.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  10. 10.Aarav has ₹160, spends 1/4 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  11. 11.Arjun has ₹150, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  12. 12.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  13. 13.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  14. 14.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  15. 15.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  16. 16.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  17. 17.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  18. 18.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  19. 19.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  20. 20.Meera has ₹20, spends 1/5 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  21. 21.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  22. 22.A team scores 66 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  23. 23.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  24. 24.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  25. 25.In 2 overs (12 balls), 2 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  26. 26.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  27. 27.A team scores 70 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  28. 28.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  29. 29.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  30. 30.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  31. 31.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  32. 32.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  33. 33.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  34. 34.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  35. 35.A team scores 45 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  36. 36.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  37. 37.Mother makes 4 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  38. 38.In 2 overs (12 balls), 10 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  39. 39.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a six. What fraction of the balls is a six? =
  40. 40.In 2 overs (12 balls), 10 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =

Answer key

  1. 15
  2. 60
  3. 9
  4. 6
  5. 2
  6. 3
  7. 10
  8. 5/6
  9. 15
  10. 24
  11. 10
  12. 1
  13. 40
  14. 28
  15. 4
  16. 8
  17. 4
  18. 1/3
  19. 22
  20. 4
  21. 4
  22. 55
  23. 6
  24. 3
  25. 1/6
  26. 2
  27. 56
  28. 5/6
  29. 8
  30. 2/3
  31. 5/12
  32. 45
  33. 1/6
  34. 1/3
  35. 27
  36. 9
  37. 2
  38. 5/6
  39. 1/6
  40. 5/6

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