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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 461 · 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 4 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  2. 2.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  3. 3.A team scores 40 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  4. 4.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  5. 5.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  6. 6.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  7. 7.Kabir has ₹80, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  8. 8.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  9. 9.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  10. 10.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  11. 11.A team scores 100 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  12. 12.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  13. 13.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  14. 14.Diya has ₹40, spends 1/5 of it on books and 3/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  15. 15.In 2 overs (12 balls), 8 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  16. 16.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  17. 17.A team scores 40 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  18. 18.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  19. 19.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  20. 20.Sara has ₹12, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  21. 21.A team scores 14 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  22. 22.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  23. 23.Kabir has ₹24, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  24. 24.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a single. What fraction of the balls is a single? =
  25. 25.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  26. 26.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  27. 27.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  28. 28.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  29. 29.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  30. 30.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  31. 31.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  32. 32.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  33. 33.A team scores 28 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  34. 34.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  35. 35.Ishaan has ₹90, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  36. 36.Mother makes 4 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  37. 37.A team scores 24 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  38. 38.A team scores 38 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  39. 39.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  40. 40.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?

Answer key

  1. 27
  2. 3
  3. 32
  4. 9
  5. 12
  6. 11/12
  7. 28
  8. 6
  9. 9
  10. 8
  11. 20
  12. 51
  13. 1
  14. 2
  15. 2/3
  16. 2
  17. 16
  18. 4
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. 7
  22. 1
  23. 14
  24. 1/6
  25. 57
  26. 4
  27. 4
  28. 1
  29. 2
  30. 2/3
  31. 6
  32. 6
  33. 21
  34. 15
  35. 21
  36. 2
  37. 4
  38. 19
  39. 3/4
  40. 4

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