Word Problems: Fractions and Key Info for Grade 4

1. Sarah has 4 bags of flour. Each bag contains 3/4 of a pound. How many pounds of flour does Sarah have in total?

• 2 pounds

• 4 pounds

• 1.5 pounds

• 3 pounds

2. A recipe calls for 2/3 of a cup of sugar. If Maria wants to make 5 batches of the recipe, how many cups of sugar does she need?

• 4 cups

• 5 cups

• 2 cups

• 3 and 1/3 cups

3. Tom read 3/5 of a book in one week. If the book has 10 chapters, how many chapters did he read?

• 4 chapters

• 5 chapters

• 8 chapters

• 6 chapters

4. A gardener planted 6 rows of flowers. Each row has 1/2 of a dozen flowers. How many flowers did the gardener plant in total?

• 24

• 36

• 18

• 30

5. A pizza is cut into 8 equal slices. If Jake eats 3/8 of the pizza, how many slices did he eat?

• 1 slice

• 4 slices

• 2 slices

• 3 slices

6. There are 5 boxes of chocolates. Each box contains 2/3 of a pound of chocolates. How many pounds of chocolates are there in total?

• 5 pounds

• 3.33 pounds

• 4 pounds

• 2 pounds

7. Lisa has 7 meters of ribbon. She uses 1/4 of it to wrap a gift. How much ribbon does she have left?

• 3 meters

• 6 meters

• 4.75 meters

• 5.25 meters

8. A car travels 3/5 of a mile every minute. How far does it travel in 4 minutes?

• 1.5 miles

• 2.4 miles

• 0.6 miles

• 3 miles

9. A baker made 10 cakes. Each cake requires 3/4 of a cup of frosting. How many cups of frosting does the baker need in total?

• 10 cups

• 7.5 cups

• 5 cups

• 3 cups

10. A farmer has 8 acres of land. He plants 1/2 of it with corn. How many acres does he plant with corn?

• 6 acres

• 2 acres

• 4 acres

• 8 acres