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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 445 · 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.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  2. 2.Sara has ₹35, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  3. 3.A team scores 51 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  4. 4.A team scores 16 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  5. 5.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  6. 6.A team scores 55 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  7. 7.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  8. 8.A team scores 15 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  9. 9.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  10. 10.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  11. 11.Vihaan has ₹40, spends 1/4 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  12. 12.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  13. 13.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  14. 14.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  15. 15.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  16. 16.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  17. 17.A team scores 18 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  18. 18.Sara has ₹210, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  19. 19.Meera has ₹10, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  20. 20.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  21. 21.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  22. 22.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  23. 23.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  24. 24.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  25. 25.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  26. 26.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  27. 27.In 2 overs (12 balls), 6 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  28. 28.Diya has ₹42, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  29. 29.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  30. 30.Arjun has ₹120, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  31. 31.A team scores 36 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  32. 32.A team scores 60 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  33. 33.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  34. 34.A team scores 21 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  35. 35.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  36. 36.In 2 overs (12 balls), 8 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  37. 37.A team scores 80 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  38. 38.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  39. 39.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  40. 40.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 21
  3. 17
  4. 8
  5. 2/3
  6. 33
  7. 15
  8. 10
  9. 8
  10. 4
  11. 6
  12. 8
  13. 4
  14. 3
  15. 3
  16. 12
  17. 9
  18. 133
  19. 4
  20. 38
  21. 3/4
  22. 21
  23. 39
  24. 32
  25. 3/4
  26. 2
  27. 1/2
  28. 21
  29. 2/3
  30. 18
  31. 12
  32. 36
  33. 3
  34. 7
  35. 45
  36. 2/3
  37. 64
  38. 5/12
  39. 56
  40. 1/2

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