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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 53 · 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 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  2. 2.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  3. 3.A team scores 33 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  4. 4.A team scores 20 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  5. 5.A team scores 60 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  6. 6.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  7. 7.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  8. 8.Meera has ₹72, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  9. 9.Kabir has ₹75, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  10. 10.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  11. 11.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  12. 12.Mother makes 24 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  13. 13.A team scores 85 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  14. 14.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  15. 15.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  16. 16.Kabir has ₹180, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  17. 17.Diya has ₹48, spends 1/6 of it on books and 3/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  18. 18.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  19. 19.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  20. 20.Diya has ₹12, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  21. 21.Meera has ₹60, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  22. 22.A team scores 52 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  23. 23.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  24. 24.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  25. 25.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  26. 26.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  27. 27.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  28. 28.A team scores 120 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  29. 29.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  30. 30.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  31. 31.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  32. 32.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  33. 33.A team scores 16 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  34. 34.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  35. 35.In 2 overs (12 balls), 1 ball is a six. What fraction of the balls is a six? =
  36. 36.Diya has ₹180, spends 3/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  37. 37.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  38. 38.A team scores 24 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  39. 39.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  40. 40.In 2 overs (12 balls), 3 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 3
  3. 11
  4. 16
  5. 50
  6. 1/6
  7. 3
  8. 30
  9. 35
  10. 3
  11. 10
  12. 4
  13. 51
  14. 8
  15. 16
  16. 27
  17. 4
  18. 21
  19. 1/3
  20. 2
  21. 28
  22. 39
  23. 5/6
  24. 6
  25. 3
  26. 8
  27. 2
  28. 20
  29. 2
  30. 2
  31. 6
  32. 3/4
  33. 8
  34. 57
  35. 1/12
  36. 27
  37. 33
  38. 8
  39. 9
  40. 1/4

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