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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 577 · 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.A team scores 28 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  2. 2.Arjun has ₹10, spends 1/5 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  3. 3.A team scores 25 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  4. 4.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 1/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  5. 5.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  6. 6.Mother makes 6 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  7. 7.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  8. 8.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  9. 9.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  10. 10.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  11. 11.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  12. 12.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  13. 13.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a dot ball. What fraction of the balls is a dot ball? =
  14. 14.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  15. 15.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  16. 16.A team scores 80 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  17. 17.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  18. 18.In 2 overs (12 balls), 3 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  19. 19.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  20. 20.A team scores 16 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  21. 21.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  22. 22.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  23. 23.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  24. 24.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  25. 25.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  26. 26.In 2 overs (12 balls), 3 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  27. 27.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  28. 28.A team scores 55 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  29. 29.A team scores 16 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  30. 30.A team scores 26 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  31. 31.Arjun has ₹100, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  32. 32.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  33. 33.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 4 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  34. 34.Mother makes 4 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  35. 35.A team scores 50 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  36. 36.A team scores 15 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  37. 37.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  38. 38.A team scores 96 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  39. 39.In 2 overs (12 balls), 6 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =
  40. 40.In 2 overs (12 balls), 11 balls are singles. What fraction of the balls are singles? =

Answer key

  1. 7
  2. 2
  3. 15
  4. 12
  5. 34
  6. 3
  7. 57
  8. 2/3
  9. 3
  10. 1
  11. 9
  12. 1
  13. 1/6
  14. 12
  15. 8
  16. 64
  17. 3
  18. 1/4
  19. 4
  20. 4
  21. 44
  22. 10
  23. 5/6
  24. 3
  25. 4
  26. 1/4
  27. 8
  28. 11
  29. 4
  30. 13
  31. 55
  32. 1/2
  33. 27
  34. 2
  35. 30
  36. 10
  37. 3
  38. 16
  39. 1/2
  40. 11/12

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