Fraction Word Problems & Mixed Numbers for 4th Graders

Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. She eats 1/2 of what she has. How much pizza does she eat?

• 5/8 of the pizza

• 1/2 of the pizza

• 1/4 of the pizza

• 3/8 of the pizza

Tom has 5/6 of a chocolate bar. He gives 1/3 of it to his friend. How much chocolate bar does he have left?

• 2/3

• 5/9

• 3/4

• 1/2

A recipe calls for 2/3 cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 1/2 of the recipe, how much sugar does she need?

• 1/3 cup

• 2/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/4 cup

Liam read 7/8 of a book. If the book has 32 pages, how many pages did he read?

• 30

• 24

• 20

• 28

Emma has 9/4 liters of juice. How many mixed numbers of liters does she have?

• 1 3/4

• 3 1/4

• 2 1/4

• 2 3/4

A cake is cut into 12 equal pieces. If John eats 5 pieces, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 7/12

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 5/12

A gardener used 3/5 of a bag of soil. If the bag contained 2/3 of a cubic meter, how much soil did he use?

• 1/3 cubic meters

• 1/2 cubic meters

• 2/5 cubic meters

• 4/5 cubic meters

In a class, 3/4 of the students passed the math test. If there are 20 students in total, how many students passed?

• 10

• 5

• 18

• 15

A bottle holds 1/2 gallon of water. If you pour out 1/4 gallon, how much water is left in the bottle?

• 1 gallon

• 1/4 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

A box contains 11/3 dozen eggs. How many mixed numbers of dozens of eggs does the box contain?

• 3 2/3

• 2 1/2

• 4 1/4

• 3 1/2