Fraction Word Problems Worksheet

Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 459 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
2. 2.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
3. 3.Tara has ₹60, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
4. 4.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
5. 5.Diya has ₹12, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
6. 6.A team scores 100 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
7. 7.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
8. 8.Mother makes 24 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
9. 9.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
10. 10.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
11. 11.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
12. 12.Sara has ₹36, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
13. 13.A team scores 40 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
14. 14.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
15. 15.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
16. 16.In 2 overs (12 balls), 8 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
17. 17.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
18. 18.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
19. 19.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
20. 20.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
21. 21.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
22. 22.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
23. 23.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
24. 24.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
25. 25.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
26. 26.Kabir has ₹180, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
27. 27.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
28. 28.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
29. 29.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
30. 30.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
31. 31.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
32. 32.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
33. 33.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
34. 34.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
35. 35.A team scores 16 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
36. 36.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
37. 37.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
38. 38.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a dot ball. What fraction of the balls is a dot ball? =
39. 39.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
40. 40.In 2 overs (12 balls), 10 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =

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