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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 358 · 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.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  2. 2.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a single. What fraction of the balls is a single? =
  3. 3.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  4. 4.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  5. 5.Tara has ₹9, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  6. 6.A team scores 57 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  7. 7.A team scores 40 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  8. 8.Sara has ₹96, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  9. 9.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  10. 10.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  11. 11.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  12. 12.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  13. 13.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  14. 14.A team scores 20 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  15. 15.Anaya has ₹100, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  16. 16.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  17. 17.A team scores 80 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  18. 18.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  19. 19.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  20. 20.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  21. 21.Tara has ₹80, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  22. 22.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  23. 23.A team scores 48 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  24. 24.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  25. 25.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  26. 26.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  27. 27.Tara has ₹96, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  28. 28.Meera has ₹24, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  29. 29.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  30. 30.A team scores 100 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  31. 31.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  32. 32.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  33. 33.In 2 overs (12 balls), 7 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  34. 34.A team scores 30 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  35. 35.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  36. 36.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  37. 37.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  38. 38.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  39. 39.In 2 overs (12 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  40. 40.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?

Answer key

  1. 21
  2. 1/6
  3. 16
  4. 12
  5. 3
  6. 19
  7. 32
  8. 8
  9. 3
  10. 2
  11. 3
  12. 27
  13. 34
  14. 16
  15. 30
  16. 1/3
  17. 32
  18. 22
  19. 4
  20. 2/3
  21. 4
  22. 28
  23. 36
  24. 1
  25. 15
  26. 4
  27. 40
  28. 2
  29. 15
  30. 80
  31. 8
  32. 51
  33. 7/12
  34. 12
  35. 1/3
  36. 2/3
  37. 4
  38. 2/3
  39. 1/12
  40. 2

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