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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 95 · 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 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  2. 2.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 6 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  3. 3.Tara has ₹12, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  4. 4.A team scores 80 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  5. 5.Each child at a party eats 3/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  6. 6.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  7. 7.A team scores 36 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  8. 8.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 9 children?
  9. 9.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  10. 10.Tara has ₹15, spends 1/5 of it on books and 1/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  11. 11.A team scores 60 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  12. 12.In 1 over (6 balls), 5 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  13. 13.A team scores 24 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  14. 14.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 2/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  15. 15.Arjun has ₹45, spends 1/5 of it on books and 2/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  16. 16.A team scores 36 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  17. 17.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  18. 18.Each child at a party eats 1/2 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 2 children?
  19. 19.A team scores 20 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  20. 20.Each child at a party eats 2/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 3 children?
  21. 21.A team scores 45 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  22. 22.A team scores 30 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  23. 23.Mother makes 24 rotis. The family eats 1/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  24. 24.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  25. 25.In 1 over (6 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  26. 26.In 2 overs (12 balls), 1 ball is a four. What fraction of the balls is a four? =
  27. 27.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 8 children?
  28. 28.Each child at a party eats 1/4 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 4 children?
  29. 29.Mother makes 12 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  30. 30.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  31. 31.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are dot balls. What fraction of the balls are dot balls? =
  32. 32.A team scores 102 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  33. 33.Mother makes 8 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  34. 34.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  35. 35.Mother makes 10 rotis. The family eats 4/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  36. 36.A team scores 35 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  37. 37.Sara has ₹36, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/4 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 32 children?
  39. 39.Mother makes 9 rotis. The family eats 1/3 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  40. 40.A team scores 102 runs. 5/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?

Answer key

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

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