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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 486 · 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 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  2. 2.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  3. 3.Vihaan has ₹60, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  4. 4.A team scores 40 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  5. 5.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  6. 6.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  7. 7.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  8. 8.A team scores 40 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  9. 9.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  10. 10.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  11. 11.Sara has ₹60, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  12. 12.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  13. 13.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  14. 14.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  15. 15.A team scores 100 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  16. 16.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  17. 17.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a dot ball. What fraction of the balls is a dot ball? =
  18. 18.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  19. 19.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  20. 20.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  21. 21.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  22. 22.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  23. 23.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  24. 24.A team scores 36 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  25. 25.Aarav has ₹120, spends 1/6 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  26. 26.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  27. 27.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  28. 28.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  29. 29.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  30. 30.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  31. 31.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  32. 32.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  33. 33.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  34. 34.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  35. 35.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  36. 36.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  37. 37.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  38. 38.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  39. 39.In 2 overs (12 balls), 3 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  40. 40.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?

Answer key

  1. 6
  2. 8
  3. 10
  4. 32
  5. 2
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. 20
  9. 8
  10. 9
  11. 8
  12. 10
  13. 2
  14. 57
  15. 80
  16. 5/6
  17. 1/6
  18. 33
  19. 2
  20. 5/6
  21. 32
  22. 52
  23. 2
  24. 18
  25. 28
  26. 2/3
  27. 6
  28. 1
  29. 16
  30. 4
  31. 12
  32. 5/12
  33. 4
  34. 6
  35. 5/12
  36. 34
  37. 4
  38. 3
  39. 1/4
  40. 3

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