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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 342 · 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 35 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  2. 2.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  3. 3.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  4. 4.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  5. 5.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  6. 6.A team scores 38 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  7. 7.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  8. 8.A team scores 26 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  9. 9.Rohan has ₹96, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  10. 10.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  11. 11.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  12. 12.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  13. 13.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  14. 14.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a six. What fraction of the balls is a six? =
  15. 15.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  16. 16.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  17. 17.A team scores 60 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  18. 18.A team scores 95 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  19. 19.A team scores 55 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  20. 20.A team scores 24 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  21. 21.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  22. 22.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  23. 23.A team scores 20 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  24. 24.A team scores 39 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  25. 25.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  26. 26.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  27. 27.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  28. 28.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  29. 29.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  30. 30.A team scores 80 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  31. 31.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  32. 32.A team scores 40 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  33. 33.In 2 overs (12 balls), 6 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  34. 34.A team scores 80 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  35. 35.Tara has ₹180, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  36. 36.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  37. 37.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  38. 38.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  39. 39.Mother makes 4 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  40. 40.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?

Answer key

  1. 14
  2. 16
  3. 12
  4. 6
  5. 33
  6. 19
  7. 20
  8. 13
  9. 40
  10. 15
  11. 9
  12. 12
  13. 4
  14. 1/6
  15. 6
  16. 1/3
  17. 36
  18. 76
  19. 22
  20. 8
  21. 1/3
  22. 58
  23. 8
  24. 13
  25. 57
  26. 2/3
  27. 27
  28. 2
  29. 1
  30. 64
  31. 5/12
  32. 30
  33. 1/2
  34. 20
  35. 63
  36. 9
  37. 3
  38. 2
  39. 2
  40. 4

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