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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 390 · 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 45 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  2. 2.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  3. 3.A team scores 66 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  4. 4.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a single. What fraction of the balls is a single? =
  5. 5.A team scores 24 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  6. 6.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  7. 7.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  8. 8.Rohan has ₹200, spends 1/4 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  9. 9.A team scores 100 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  10. 10.Meera has ₹10, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  11. 11.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  12. 12.Rohan has ₹150, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  13. 13.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  14. 14.Arjun has ₹160, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  15. 15.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  16. 16.A team scores 34 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  17. 17.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  18. 18.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  19. 19.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  20. 20.Anaya has ₹24, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  21. 21.A team scores 108 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  22. 22.A team scores 30 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  23. 23.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  24. 24.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  25. 25.A team scores 42 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  26. 26.A team scores 32 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  27. 27.In 2 overs (12 balls), 2 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  28. 28.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  29. 29.A team scores 30 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  30. 30.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  31. 31.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  32. 32.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  33. 33.A team scores 20 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  34. 34.Riya has ₹60, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  35. 35.Mother makes 4 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  36. 36.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  37. 37.A team scores 15 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  38. 38.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  39. 39.In 2 overs (12 balls), 7 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  40. 40.A team scores 70 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 38
  3. 11
  4. 1/6
  5. 20
  6. 44
  7. 8
  8. 30
  9. 40
  10. 2
  11. 1
  12. 95
  13. 16
  14. 88
  15. 14
  16. 17
  17. 6
  18. 2
  19. 3
  20. 14
  21. 90
  22. 10
  23. 3
  24. 8
  25. 14
  26. 16
  27. 1/6
  28. 3/4
  29. 6
  30. 1/2
  31. 4
  32. 1/6
  33. 10
  34. 20
  35. 2
  36. 1
  37. 5
  38. 2
  39. 7/12
  40. 56

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