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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 405 · 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 12 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  2. 2.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  3. 3.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  4. 4.Arjun has ₹135, spends 1/3 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  5. 5.Ishaan has ₹50, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  6. 6.A team scores 15 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  7. 7.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  8. 8.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  9. 9.A team scores 16 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  10. 10.A team scores 48 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  11. 11.Aarav has ₹45, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  12. 12.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  13. 13.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  14. 14.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  15. 15.Rohan has ₹8, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  16. 16.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  17. 17.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  18. 18.A team scores 75 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  19. 19.A team scores 24 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  20. 20.A team scores 42 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  21. 21.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  22. 22.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  23. 23.A team scores 120 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  24. 24.A team scores 36 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  25. 25.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  26. 26.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  27. 27.Sara has ₹36, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  28. 28.Anaya has ₹10, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  29. 29.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  30. 30.Ishaan has ₹40, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  31. 31.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  32. 32.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  33. 33.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  34. 34.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  35. 35.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  36. 36.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  37. 37.A team scores 51 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  38. 38.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  39. 39.A team scores 21 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  40. 40.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 3
  3. 15
  4. 36
  5. 20
  6. 5
  7. 14
  8. 12
  9. 12
  10. 8
  11. 6
  12. 50
  13. 2
  14. 8
  15. 2
  16. 2
  17. 1
  18. 15
  19. 20
  20. 35
  21. 21
  22. 1/3
  23. 100
  24. 24
  25. 12
  26. 12
  27. 21
  28. 4
  29. 1
  30. 16
  31. 10
  32. 22
  33. 2
  34. 40
  35. 2
  36. 1
  37. 34
  38. 3
  39. 14
  40. 4

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