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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 91 · 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 95 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  2. 2.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  3. 3.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  4. 4.Meera has ₹54, spends 2/3 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  5. 5.Sara has ₹96, spends 3/4 of it on books and 1/6 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  6. 6.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  7. 7.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  8. 8.A team scores 56 runs. 3/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  9. 9.A team scores 21 runs. 1/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  10. 10.Tara has ₹30, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  11. 11.A team scores 120 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  12. 12.A team scores 18 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  13. 13.Kabir has ₹30, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  14. 14.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  15. 15.In 2 overs (12 balls), 10 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  16. 16.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  17. 17.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  18. 18.A team scores 60 runs. 1/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  19. 19.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 9 2/3 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 16 children?
  21. 21.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  22. 22.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  23. 23.Mother makes 18 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  24. 24.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  25. 25.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 7 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  26. 26.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  27. 27.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  28. 28.In 2 overs (12 balls), 5 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  29. 29.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  30. 30.Tara has ₹96, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  31. 31.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a dot ball. What fraction of the balls is a dot ball? =
  32. 32.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  33. 33.Each child at a party eats 1/6 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 24 children?
  34. 34.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  35. 35.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  36. 36.Meera has ₹40, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  37. 37.Aarav has ₹60, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  38. 38.Each child at a party eats 3/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 16 children?
  39. 39.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a six. What fraction of the balls is a six? =
  40. 40.Sara has ₹20, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?

Answer key

  1. 57
  2. 1
  3. 8
  4. 9
  5. 8
  6. 1
  7. 3
  8. 14
  9. 7
  10. 4
  11. 20
  12. 6
  13. 5
  14. 1
  15. 5/6
  16. 9
  17. 4
  18. 48
  19. 58
  20. 2
  21. 8
  22. 4
  23. 3
  24. 1/2
  25. 46
  26. 15
  27. 6
  28. 5/12
  29. 4
  30. 56
  31. 1/6
  32. 5/6
  33. 4
  34. 3
  35. 6
  36. 16
  37. 33
  38. 6
  39. 1/6
  40. 2

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