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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 338 · 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 8 children?
  2. 2.Rohan has ₹30, spends 1/3 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  3. 3.A team scores 70 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  4. 4.A team scores 40 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  5. 5.A team scores 45 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  6. 6.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  7. 7.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  8. 8.Riya has ₹20, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  9. 9.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  10. 10.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  11. 11.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  12. 12.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  13. 13.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  14. 14.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  15. 15.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  16. 16.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  17. 17.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  18. 18.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  19. 19.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  20. 20.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  21. 21.A team scores 26 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  22. 22.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  23. 23.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  24. 24.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  25. 25.In 2 overs (12 balls), 10 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  26. 26.Rohan has ₹96, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  27. 27.A team scores 28 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  28. 28.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  29. 29.A team scores 75 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  30. 30.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  31. 31.Anaya has ₹12, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  32. 32.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  33. 33.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  34. 34.Arjun has ₹60, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  35. 35.A team scores 45 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  36. 36.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  37. 37.A team scores 70 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  38. 38.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  39. 39.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  40. 40.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 2
  3. 14
  4. 20
  5. 30
  6. 15
  7. 3/4
  8. 6
  9. 16
  10. 1/3
  11. 3
  12. 1
  13. 3
  14. 3
  15. 8
  16. 46
  17. 1/2
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 5/6
  21. 13
  22. 9
  23. 1/3
  24. 9
  25. 5/6
  26. 8
  27. 14
  28. 3
  29. 60
  30. 10
  31. 4
  32. 44
  33. 1
  34. 10
  35. 15
  36. 9
  37. 28
  38. 40
  39. 12
  40. 2

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