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Fractions lesson 23: Fraction word problems · Set 99 · 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 36 runs. 1/4 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 12 children?
  3. 3.Arjun has ₹12, spends 1/3 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  4. 4.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 8 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  5. 5.A team scores 54 runs. 1/6 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  6. 6.A team scores 8 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  7. 7.Anaya has ₹36, spends 1/6 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  8. 8.A team scores 20 runs. 4/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  9. 9.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  10. 10.Mother makes 24 rotis. The family eats 5/6 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  11. 11.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  12. 12.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  13. 13.Riya has ₹72, spends 1/4 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  14. 14.In 1 over (6 balls), 1 ball is a dot ball. What fraction of the balls is a dot ball? =
  15. 15.A team scores 40 runs. 2/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  16. 16.A team scores 60 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  17. 17.Vihaan has ₹70, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/2 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  18. 18.Each child at a party eats 1/8 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 32 children?
  19. 19.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 2 2/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  20. 20.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 1/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  21. 21.In 1 over (6 balls), 2 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  22. 22.In 1 over (6 balls), 3 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  23. 23.A team scores 18 runs. 2/3 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  24. 24.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 12 children?
  25. 25.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 1 1/3 overs. How many balls is that?
  26. 26.Tara has ₹180, spends 1/4 of it on books and 3/5 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  27. 27.In 2 overs (12 balls), 8 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  28. 28.Mother makes 16 rotis. The family eats 3/4 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  29. 29.A team scores 18 runs. 1/2 of the runs come from fours. How many runs do not come from fours?
  30. 30.A team scores 80 runs. 3/5 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  31. 31.Mother makes 4 rotis. The family eats 1/2 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  32. 32.Aarav has ₹120, spends 2/5 of it on books and 1/4 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?
  33. 33.Mother makes 20 rotis. The family eats 3/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  34. 34.Each child at a party eats 1/3 of a pizza. How many pizzas are needed for 6 children?
  35. 35.In 2 overs (12 balls), 4 balls are sixes. What fraction of the balls are sixes? =
  36. 36.In 2 overs (12 balls), 7 balls are fours. What fraction of the balls are fours? =
  37. 37.An over has 6 balls. A bowler bowls 5 1/2 overs. How many balls is that?
  38. 38.Mother makes 15 rotis. The family eats 2/5 of them at lunch. How many rotis are left?
  39. 39.A team scores 32 runs. 1/4 of the runs come from fours. How many runs come from fours?
  40. 40.Riya has ₹12, spends 1/2 of it on books and 1/3 of it on a cricket ball. How many rupees are left?

Answer key

  1. 9
  2. 3
  3. 4
  4. 52
  5. 45
  6. 4
  7. 12
  8. 16
  9. 1/3
  10. 4
  11. 10
  12. 6
  13. 30
  14. 1/6
  15. 24
  16. 20
  17. 7
  18. 4
  19. 16
  20. 12
  21. 1/3
  22. 1/2
  23. 6
  24. 4
  25. 8
  26. 27
  27. 2/3
  28. 4
  29. 9
  30. 48
  31. 2
  32. 42
  33. 8
  34. 2
  35. 1/3
  36. 7/12
  37. 33
  38. 9
  39. 8
  40. 2

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