Fraction Fun: Adding and Subtracting for 4th Graders

Lily has 1/3 of a pizza and her friend Tom has 1/4 of a pizza. How much pizza do they have together?

• 5/12

• 7/12

• 1/2

• 2/3

Sarah read 2/5 of a book, and then she read another 1/10 of the book. How much of the book has she read in total?

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 2/3

• 3/5

A recipe calls for 3/8 cup of sugar, but Emily only has 1/4 cup. How much more sugar does she need to make the recipe?

• 1/3 cup

• 1/2 cup

• 1/8 cup

• 3/4 cup

In a class, 2/5 of the students are boys and 1/3 are girls. What fraction of the class is neither boys nor girls?

• 2/5

• 4/15

• 3/10

• 1/4

Mark has 5/6 of a yard of fabric. He uses 1/2 of a yard for a project. How much fabric does he have left?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 3/6

• 2/3

A cake is cut into 12 equal pieces. If 1/4 of the cake is left, how many pieces are remaining?

• 4 pieces

• 6 pieces

• 2 pieces

• 3 pieces

Jessica has 3/10 of a gallon of paint, and she buys another 1/5 gallon. How much paint does she have now?

• 1/3 gallon

• 1/2 gallon

• 3/4 gallon

• 2/5 gallon

Tom has 7/8 of a chocolate bar, and he gives away 1/2 of it. How much chocolate bar does he have left?

• 7/16

• 5/16

• 3/8

• 1/2

A garden has 2/3 of its area planted with flowers and 1/6 with vegetables. What fraction of the garden is not planted?

• 1/2

• 1/6

• 3/6

• 1/3

During a sale, a store sold 3/4 of its toys. If they had 1/2 of the toys left after the sale, how many toys were sold?

• 1/4 of the total number of toys

• All of the toys sold

• 1/2 of the total number of toys

• 3/4 of the total number of toys