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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 382 · 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 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  2. 2.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  3. 3.Anaya has ₹80, spends 1/4 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  4. 4.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  5. 5.A team scores 40 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  6. 6.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  7. 7.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  8. 8.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  9. 9.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  10. 10.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  11. 11.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  12. 12.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  13. 13.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  14. 14.Diya has ₹60, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  15. 15.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  16. 16.Rohan has ₹8, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  17. 17.Tara has ₹40, spends 2/5 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  18. 18.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  19. 19.In 2 overs (12 balls), 3 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  20. 20.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  21. 21.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a six. What fraction of the balls is a six? =
  22. 22.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  23. 23.A team scores 52 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  24. 24.A team scores 108 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  25. 25.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  26. 26.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  27. 27.A team scores 70 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  28. 28.A team scores 50 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  29. 29.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  30. 30.Vihaan has ₹35, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  31. 31.In 2 overs (12 balls), 10 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  32. 32.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  33. 33.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  34. 34.A team scores 54 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  35. 35.A team scores 35 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  36. 36.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  37. 37.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  38. 38.Aarav has ₹60, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  39. 39.Aarav has ₹40, spends 1/4 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  40. 40.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 6
  3. 28
  4. 9
  5. 16
  6. 4
  7. 3
  8. 2
  9. 2
  10. 6
  11. 4
  12. 3
  13. 28
  14. 5
  15. 4
  16. 4
  17. 8
  18. 39
  19. 1/4
  20. 10
  21. 1/6
  22. 1/3
  23. 13
  24. 90
  25. 15
  26. 3
  27. 56
  28. 30
  29. 26
  30. 7
  31. 5/6
  32. 3/4
  33. 2
  34. 18
  35. 14
  36. 1/3
  37. 12
  38. 9
  39. 14
  40. 1/2

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