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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 408 · 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 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  2. 2.A team scores 24 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  3. 3.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  4. 4.A team scores 114 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  5. 5.Mother makes 24 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  6. 6.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  7. 7.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  8. 8.Meera has ₹45, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  9. 9.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  10. 10.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  11. 11.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  12. 12.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  13. 13.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  14. 14.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  15. 15.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  16. 16.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  17. 17.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  18. 18.Kabir has ₹150, spends 1/6 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  19. 19.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  20. 20.A team scores 36 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  21. 21.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  22. 22.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  23. 23.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  24. 24.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  25. 25.A team scores 40 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  26. 26.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  27. 27.Aarav 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.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  29. 29.A team scores 8 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  30. 30.Ishaan has ₹200, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  31. 31.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  32. 32.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  33. 33.Mother makes 24 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  34. 34.A team scores 42 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  35. 35.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  36. 36.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  37. 37.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  38. 38.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  39. 39.A team scores 108 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  40. 40.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?

Answer key

  1. 3
  2. 16
  3. 2
  4. 19
  5. 20
  6. 2
  7. 4
  8. 6
  9. 4
  10. 26
  11. 1/6
  12. 4
  13. 38
  14. 50
  15. 15
  16. 1/3
  17. 8
  18. 35
  19. 14
  20. 12
  21. 4
  22. 21
  23. 9
  24. 2/3
  25. 8
  26. 2/3
  27. 40
  28. 4
  29. 4
  30. 10
  31. 4
  32. 45
  33. 4
  34. 28
  35. 1/3
  36. 11/12
  37. 6
  38. 2
  39. 90
  40. 6

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