Comparing and Subtracting Fractions Fun for 4th Graders

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza and Tom has 1/4 of a pizza. Who has more pizza?

• They have the same amount of pizza.

• Tom has more pizza.

• Lily has more pizza.

• Lily and Tom have no pizza.

A recipe calls for 2/5 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of flour. How much more flour is needed than sugar?

• 1/4 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/10 cup

• 3/10 cup

In a class, 3/8 of the students prefer chocolate ice cream and 1/2 prefer vanilla. Which flavor is preferred by more students?

• Chocolate ice cream is preferred by more students.

• No students prefer ice cream at all.

• Both flavors are equally preferred by students.

• Vanilla ice cream is preferred by more students.

Sarah drank 3/10 of a juice bottle, and Mike drank 1/5 of the same bottle. How much more juice did Sarah drink than Mike?

• 2/10

• 1/5

• 3/10

• 1/10

A garden has 1/6 of its area planted with tomatoes and 1/3 with carrots. How much more area is planted with carrots?

• 1/3

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 1/4

During a race, Anna ran 2/5 of a mile and Ben ran 1/2 of a mile. Who ran further?

• Neither ran any distance.

• Anna ran further.

• They ran the same distance.

• Ben ran further.

Emma has 3/4 of a yard of fabric, and she uses 1/3 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does she have left?

• 1/4 of a yard

• 5/12 of a yard

• 2/3 of a yard

• 1/2 of a yard

At a party, 5/12 of the guests are children and 1/4 are adults. Who makes up a larger portion of the guests?

• Children make up a larger portion of the guests.

• Children and adults make up equal portions of the guests.

• Adults make up a larger portion of the guests.

• There are more guests than just children and adults.

A book has 2/3 of its pages read by John and 1/2 by Mary. Who read more pages?

• Mary read more pages.

• Both read the same number of pages.

• Neither read any pages.

• John read more pages.

In a fruit basket, 3/5 of the fruits are apples and 1/2 are bananas. How much more of the basket is filled with apples than bananas?

• 1/5

• 1/2

• 1/10

• 1/4