Fraction Challenges: Subtracting Portions from Sets

Sarah has 12 apples. She gives away 1/4 of them to her friends. How many apples does she have left?

• 9

• 10

• 8

• 7

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A baker made 20 cookies. He sold 1/5 of them. How many cookies does he have now?

• 16

• 18

• 10

• 15

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

In a classroom, there are 30 students. If 1/3 of them are girls, how many boys are there?

• 20

• 25

• 10

• 15

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Tom has 15 marbles. He loses 2/5 of them. How many marbles does he have left?

• 12

• 9

• 7

• 10

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A gardener planted 40 flowers. If 1/2 of them bloom, how many flowers are blooming?

• 25

• 20

• 10

• 30

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Lisa has 24 stickers. She gives away 1/6 of them to her brother. How many stickers does she have now?

• 18

• 16

• 20

• 22

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A library has 60 books. If 1/4 of them are fiction, how many books are not fiction?

• 30

• 15

• 45

• 20

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

In a box of 50 chocolates, 1/10 are dark chocolate. How many chocolates are not dark chocolate?

• 40

• 30

• 25

• 45

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A farmer has 80 chickens. If he sells 1/5 of them, how many chickens does he have left?

• 70

• 60

• 64

• 75

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

There are 90 students in a school. If 1/3 of them are in the band, how many students are not in the band?

• 75

• 60

• 45

• 30

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3