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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 353 · 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 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  2. 2.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  3. 3.Aarav has ₹15, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  4. 4.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  5. 5.A team scores 40 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  6. 6.A team scores 24 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  7. 7.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  8. 8.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  9. 9.Aarav has ₹80, spends 1/5 of it on books and 3/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  10. 10.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  11. 11.Ishaan has ₹60, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  12. 12.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  13. 13.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  14. 14.Ishaan has ₹28, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  15. 15.Meera has ₹35, spends 2/5 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  16. 16.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  17. 17.Kabir has ₹90, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  18. 18.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  19. 19.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  20. 20.A team scores 60 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  21. 21.A team scores 90 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  22. 22.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  23. 23.A team scores 8 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  24. 24.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  25. 25.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  26. 26.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  27. 27.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  28. 28.A team scores 65 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  29. 29.A team scores 76 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  30. 30.In 2 overs (12 balls), 1 ball is a single. What fraction of the balls is a single? =
  31. 31.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  32. 32.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  33. 33.In 2 overs (12 balls), 3 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  34. 34.A team scores 24 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  35. 35.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  36. 36.A team scores 84 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  37. 37.Kabir has ₹160, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  38. 38.Riya has ₹90, spends 1/3 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  39. 39.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  40. 40.Anaya has ₹72, spends 1/4 of it on books and 2/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 16
  3. 6
  4. 6
  5. 32
  6. 8
  7. 4
  8. 3
  9. 4
  10. 2
  11. 28
  12. 3
  13. 4
  14. 7
  15. 7
  16. 15
  17. 12
  18. 1/3
  19. 3
  20. 12
  21. 72
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. 1
  25. 39
  26. 34
  27. 4
  28. 26
  29. 57
  30. 1/12
  31. 22
  32. 5/6
  33. 1/4
  34. 8
  35. 2
  36. 70
  37. 88
  38. 6
  39. 27
  40. 6

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