Mastering Fractions: Fun Arithmetic Word Problems for 4th Graders

Sarah has 3/4 of a pizza left. If she eats 1/2 of what she has, how much pizza will she have left?

• 5/8

• 1/2

• 3/8

• 1/4

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

• 3 cups

• 2 cups

• 1 cup

• 1/2 cup

Tom has 12 apples. He gives 1/4 of them to his friend. How many apples does he have left?

• 9

• 10

• 8

• 7

A garden has 5 rows of flowers. Each row has 3/5 of a meter of flowers. What is the total length of flowers in the garden?

• 5 meters

• 2 meters

• 3 meters

• 4 meters

Lily read 1/3 of her book on Monday and 1/4 on Tuesday. What fraction of the book has she read in total?

• 7/12

• 5/12

• 1/2

• 2/3

A baker made 24 cookies. He sold 1/2 of them in the morning and 1/3 of the remaining cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies does he have left?

• 10

• 16

• 8

• 12

In a class, 2/5 of the students are boys. If there are 25 students in total, how many boys are there?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 5

A tank can hold 10 liters of water. If it is currently filled with 3/5 of its capacity, how many liters of water are in the tank?

• 4 liters

• 8 liters

• 10 liters

• 6 liters

Emma has 15 marbles. She gives 1/3 of them to her brother and then buys 6 more. How many marbles does she have now?

• 10

• 16

• 20

• 14

A farmer harvested 60 carrots. He sold 1/4 of them at the market and then gave 1/3 of the remaining carrots to his neighbor. How many carrots does he have left?

• 15

• 45

• 30

• 20