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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 417 · 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.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.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  5. 5.Vihaan has ₹60, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  6. 6.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  7. 7.A team scores 33 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  8. 8.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  9. 9.Riya has ₹72, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  10. 10.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  11. 11.In 2 overs (12 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  12. 12.A team scores 75 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  13. 13.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  14. 14.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  15. 15.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  16. 16.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  17. 17.Diya has ₹90, spends 1/3 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  18. 18.A team scores 80 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  19. 19.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 18 children?
  20. 20.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  21. 21.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  22. 22.In 2 overs (12 balls), 6 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  23. 23.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  24. 24.A team scores 20 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  25. 25.Kabir has ₹72, spends 1/4 of it on books and 2/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  26. 26.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  27. 27.A team scores 78 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  28. 28.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  29. 29.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  30. 30.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  31. 31.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  32. 32.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  33. 33.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  34. 34.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  35. 35.Kabir has ₹42, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  36. 36.A team scores 54 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  37. 37.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  38. 38.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  39. 39.A team scores 30 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  40. 40.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a dot ball. What fraction of the balls is a dot ball? =

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 3
  3. 15
  4. 16
  5. 14
  6. 4
  7. 11
  8. 1/3
  9. 6
  10. 20
  11. 1/6
  12. 45
  13. 4
  14. 1
  15. 3
  16. 15
  17. 24
  18. 60
  19. 3
  20. 2
  21. 2
  22. 1/2
  23. 4
  24. 8
  25. 6
  26. 2
  27. 13
  28. 11/12
  29. 40
  30. 3
  31. 34
  32. 33
  33. 56
  34. 27
  35. 14
  36. 9
  37. 5/12
  38. 2
  39. 25
  40. 1/6

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