Fraction Word Problems: Adding & Mixed Numbers for Grade 4

1. Sarah has 2/3 of a pizza, and she eats 1/4 of it. How much pizza does she have left?

• 3/4

• 1/3

• 2/5

• 1/2

2. A recipe calls for 1 1/2 cups of flour. If you use 2/3 of that amount, how much flour did you use?

• 1 3/4 cups

• 1 1/4 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

3. Tom has 3/5 of a yard of ribbon. He buys another 1/2 yard. How much ribbon does he have now?

• 11/10 yards or 1.1 yards

• 2/5 yards

• 1/2 yard

• 3/4 yards

4. Lisa drank 1 1/4 liters of juice. If she had 3/4 of a liter left, how much juice did she have originally?

• 3 liters

• 2 liters

• 1 1/2 liters

• 1 liter

5. A garden has 1/3 of its area planted with tomatoes and 1/6 with cucumbers. What fraction of the garden is planted?

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 3/5

6. If a cake recipe requires 2 1/2 cups of sugar and you only have 1 1/2 cups, how much more sugar do you need?

• 1 cup

• 3 cups

• 1/2 cup

• 2 cups

7. Mark has 4/5 of a gallon of paint. He uses 1/4 of a gallon for a project. How much paint does he have left?

• 11/20 of a gallon

• 1/2 of a gallon

• 2/5 of a gallon

• 3/4 of a gallon

8. A box contains 1 1/2 pounds of apples. If you eat 2/3 of a pound, how many pounds of apples are left?

• 1/2 pound

• 5/6 pounds

• 3/4 pounds

• 1 pound

9. Emma has 3/4 of a yard of fabric. She buys 1/2 yard more. How much fabric does she have in total?

• 1 1/4 yards

• 1/2 yard

• 3/2 yards

• 1 yard

10. A smoothie recipe needs 1 1/3 cups of strawberries. If you use 2/3 of that, how many cups of strawberries did you use?

• 1 cup

• 3/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 8/9 cups