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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 491 · 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.A team scores 95 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  2. 2.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  3. 3.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  4. 4.Kabir has ₹20, spends 1/2 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  5. 5.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  6. 6.A team scores 42 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  7. 7.A team scores 25 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  8. 8.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  9. 9.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  10. 10.Kabir has ₹96, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  11. 11.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  12. 12.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  13. 13.A team scores 70 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  14. 14.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  15. 15.Aarav has ₹30, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  16. 16.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  17. 17.Meera has ₹105, spends 1/3 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  18. 18.In 2 overs (12 balls), 1 ball is a six. What fraction of the balls is a six? =
  19. 19.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  20. 20.Vihaan has ₹20, spends 1/5 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  21. 21.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  22. 22.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  23. 23.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  24. 24.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  25. 25.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  26. 26.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  27. 27.Arjun has ₹60, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  28. 28.A team scores 40 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  29. 29.A team scores 108 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  30. 30.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  31. 31.Diya has ₹27, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  32. 32.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  33. 33.A team scores 90 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  34. 34.In 2 overs (12 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  35. 35.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  36. 36.Kabir has ₹42, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  37. 37.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  38. 38.A team scores 65 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  39. 39.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  40. 40.In 2 overs (12 balls), 8 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =

Answer key

  1. 57
  2. 9
  3. 10
  4. 2
  5. 1/3
  6. 35
  7. 15
  8. 20
  9. 1/3
  10. 8
  11. 4
  12. 3
  13. 28
  14. 12
  15. 10
  16. 2
  17. 7
  18. 1/12
  19. 12
  20. 4
  21. 6
  22. 2
  23. 4
  24. 51
  25. 3
  26. 2/3
  27. 26
  28. 10
  29. 90
  30. 33
  31. 9
  32. 12
  33. 72
  34. 1/12
  35. 1
  36. 14
  37. 4
  38. 26
  39. 4
  40. 2/3

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