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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 550 · 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 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  2. 2.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  3. 3.A team scores 27 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  4. 4.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  5. 5.A team scores 24 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  6. 6.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  7. 7.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  8. 8.A team scores 35 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  9. 9.A team scores 30 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  10. 10.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  11. 11.Ishaan has ₹24, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  12. 12.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  13. 13.A team scores 80 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  14. 14.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  15. 15.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  16. 16.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  17. 17.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  18. 18.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  19. 19.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  20. 20.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  21. 21.A team scores 40 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  22. 22.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  23. 23.Aarav has ₹80, spends 1/5 of it on books and 3/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  24. 24.A team scores 108 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  25. 25.Diya has ₹105, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  26. 26.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  27. 27.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  28. 28.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  29. 29.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  30. 30.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  31. 31.Sara has ₹90, spends 1/3 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  32. 32.Mother makes 24 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  33. 33.In 2 overs (12 balls), 7 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  34. 34.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  35. 35.Rohan has ₹30, spends 1/3 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  36. 36.Tara has ₹30, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  37. 37.Aarav has ₹180, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  38. 38.A team scores 90 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  39. 39.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  40. 40.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 18 children?

Answer key

  1. 4
  2. 58
  3. 18
  4. 9
  5. 6
  6. 1/3
  7. 12
  8. 28
  9. 5
  10. 5/6
  11. 12
  12. 34
  13. 60
  14. 9
  15. 56
  16. 20
  17. 9
  18. 2
  19. 5/6
  20. 4
  21. 10
  22. 1/3
  23. 4
  24. 90
  25. 14
  26. 3
  27. 4
  28. 4
  29. 1/3
  30. 3
  31. 6
  32. 20
  33. 7/12
  34. 4
  35. 2
  36. 4
  37. 99
  38. 72
  39. 1/6
  40. 3

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