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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 564 · 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 6 children?
  2. 2.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  3. 3.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  4. 4.A team scores 27 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  5. 5.In 2 overs (12 balls), 9 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  6. 6.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  7. 7.Meera has ₹90, spends 1/3 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  8. 8.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  9. 9.Diya has ₹20, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  10. 10.A team scores 48 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  11. 11.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  12. 12.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  13. 13.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  14. 14.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  15. 15.A team scores 20 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  16. 16.A team scores 40 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  17. 17.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  18. 18.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  19. 19.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 3 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  20. 20.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  21. 21.A team scores 20 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  22. 22.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  23. 23.A team scores 108 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  24. 24.A team scores 56 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  25. 25.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  26. 26.Aarav has ₹24, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  27. 27.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  28. 28.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  29. 29.Diya has ₹150, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  30. 30.A team scores 28 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  31. 31.Diya has ₹40, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  32. 32.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  33. 33.A team scores 45 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  34. 34.Kabir has ₹72, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  35. 35.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  36. 36.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  37. 37.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  38. 38.A team scores 36 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  39. 39.In 2 overs (12 balls), 2 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  40. 40.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?

Answer key

  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 18
  5. 3/4
  6. 27
  7. 24
  8. 1/2
  9. 8
  10. 40
  11. 8
  12. 14
  13. 40
  14. 1/2
  15. 10
  16. 24
  17. 12
  18. 6
  19. 20
  20. 3
  21. 16
  22. 6
  23. 90
  24. 14
  25. 2
  26. 12
  27. 1
  28. 58
  29. 20
  30. 21
  31. 4
  32. 4
  33. 27
  34. 30
  35. 4
  36. 2
  37. 46
  38. 6
  39. 1/6
  40. 3

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