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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 519 · 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.Riya has ₹20, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  2. 2.A team scores 18 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  3. 3.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  4. 4.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  5. 5.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  6. 6.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  7. 7.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  8. 8.Rohan has ₹90, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  9. 9.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  10. 10.A team scores 16 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  11. 11.In 2 overs (12 balls), 7 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  12. 12.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  13. 13.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  14. 14.Rohan has ₹100, spends 1/4 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  15. 15.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  16. 16.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  17. 17.A team scores 84 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  18. 18.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  19. 19.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  20. 20.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  21. 21.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  22. 22.In 2 overs (12 balls), 10 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  23. 23.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  24. 24.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  25. 25.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  26. 26.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  27. 27.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  28. 28.Meera has ₹60, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  29. 29.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  30. 30.A team scores 114 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  31. 31.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  32. 32.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  33. 33.Riya has ₹120, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  34. 34.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  35. 35.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  36. 36.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  37. 37.In 2 overs (12 balls), 2 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  38. 38.A team scores 20 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  39. 39.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  40. 40.A team scores 40 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?

Answer key

  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 5/6
  4. 4
  5. 21
  6. 6
  7. 1
  8. 57
  9. 15
  10. 8
  11. 7/12
  12. 1/2
  13. 3
  14. 35
  15. 6
  16. 1
  17. 70
  18. 8
  19. 4
  20. 15
  21. 44
  22. 5/6
  23. 12
  24. 3
  25. 1/3
  26. 22
  27. 2/3
  28. 25
  29. 4
  30. 19
  31. 4
  32. 2
  33. 50
  34. 39
  35. 1/3
  36. 6
  37. 1/6
  38. 16
  39. 14
  40. 32

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