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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 351 · 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 96 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  2. 2.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  3. 3.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  4. 4.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  5. 5.Sara has ₹80, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  6. 6.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  7. 7.Kabir has ₹48, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  8. 8.Vihaan has ₹20, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  9. 9.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  10. 10.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  11. 11.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  12. 12.A team scores 24 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  13. 13.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  14. 14.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  15. 15.Rohan has ₹100, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  16. 16.A team scores 100 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  17. 17.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  18. 18.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  19. 19.In 2 overs (12 balls), 8 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  20. 20.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  21. 21.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  22. 22.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  23. 23.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  24. 24.A team scores 42 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  25. 25.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  26. 26.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  27. 27.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  28. 28.Rohan has ₹120, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  29. 29.A team scores 24 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  30. 30.Ishaan has ₹100, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  31. 31.A team scores 35 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  32. 32.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 2/3 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.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  35. 35.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  36. 36.Kabir has ₹75, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  37. 37.Arjun has ₹84, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  38. 38.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  39. 39.A team scores 35 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  40. 40.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?

Answer key

  1. 80
  2. 6
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 44
  6. 21
  7. 28
  8. 4
  9. 5/6
  10. 2
  11. 4
  12. 8
  13. 16
  14. 27
  15. 30
  16. 60
  17. 39
  18. 2
  19. 2/3
  20. 32
  21. 5/6
  22. 5/6
  23. 6
  24. 14
  25. 1
  26. 6
  27. 1/3
  28. 70
  29. 16
  30. 30
  31. 21
  32. 52
  33. 1/6
  34. 10
  35. 56
  36. 35
  37. 7
  38. 8
  39. 14
  40. 12

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