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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 510 · 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 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  2. 2.A team scores 54 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  3. 3.In 2 overs (12 balls), 8 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  4. 4.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  5. 5.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  6. 6.A team scores 25 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  7. 7.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  8. 8.Diya has ₹24, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  9. 9.A team scores 65 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  10. 10.A team scores 120 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  11. 11.A team scores 24 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  12. 12.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  13. 13.A team scores 120 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  14. 14.Rohan has ₹210, spends 1/6 of it on books and 4/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  15. 15.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  16. 16.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  17. 17.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a single. What fraction of the balls is a single? =
  18. 18.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  19. 19.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  20. 20.In 2 overs (12 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  21. 21.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  22. 22.A team scores 40 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  23. 23.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  24. 24.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  25. 25.A team scores 18 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  26. 26.A team scores 24 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  27. 27.Riya has ₹40, spends 1/4 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  28. 28.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  29. 29.Mother makes 4 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  30. 30.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  31. 31.Ishaan has ₹18, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  32. 32.A team scores 27 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  33. 33.Anaya has ₹70, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  34. 34.A team scores 40 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  35. 35.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  36. 36.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  37. 37.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  38. 38.A team scores 42 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  39. 39.A team scores 42 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  40. 40.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?

Answer key

  1. 1
  2. 45
  3. 2/3
  4. 6
  5. 1
  6. 5
  7. 8
  8. 10
  9. 52
  10. 100
  11. 20
  12. 2
  13. 20
  14. 7
  15. 38
  16. 14
  17. 1/6
  18. 3
  19. 22
  20. 1/6
  21. 4
  22. 10
  23. 56
  24. 3
  25. 12
  26. 16
  27. 14
  28. 45
  29. 2
  30. 3/4
  31. 9
  32. 18
  33. 7
  34. 8
  35. 2
  36. 11/12
  37. 1
  38. 35
  39. 14
  40. 51

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