Fraction Operations in Real-Life Scenarios

Mia has 3/8 of a chocolate bar. Her friend gives her another 2/8. How much does she have now?

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Partition into a fraction

Answer explanation

Since the two fractions represent parts of the same whole, we add them together.

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

A garden has 5/6 of its space filled with flowers, and 1/6 of the space has vegetables. What fraction of the garden is used?

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Partition into a fraction

Answer explanation

Adding the flower and vegetable spaces gives the total fraction of the garden used.

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Liam drank 2/5 of his juice in the morning and 1/5 in the afternoon. How much juice did he drink in total?

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Partition into a fraction

Answer explanation

To find the total amount of juice consumed, we add both fractions.

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

A baker used 3/10 of a bag of flour for cookies and 4/10 for bread. How much flour did they use?

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Partition into a fraction

Answer explanation

The flour used for cookies and bread are parts of the same whole, so we add them.

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Samantha biked 2/7 of a mile before lunch and 3/7 of a mile after lunch. How far did she bike?

• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Partition into a fraction

Answer explanation

Adding both biking distances gives the total distance covered.

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Jake built a sandcastle that was 5/8 meters tall. The wind knocked off 2/8 of it. How tall is it now?

• Subtraction
• Addition
• Partition into a fraction
• Multiplication

Answer explanation

The wind removed part of the castle, so we subtract the missing part from the total.

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

A farmer had 7/9 of a field planted. After a storm, 3/9 was destroyed. How much of the field is still planted?

• Subtraction
• Addition
• Partition into a fraction
• Multiplication

Answer explanation

The storm destroyed part of the field, so we subtract to find what remains planted.

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Sophia read 5/6 of a book. Her brother read 2/6 of the same book. How much more did Sophia read?

• Subtraction
• Addition
• Partition into a fraction
• Multiplication

Answer explanation

To compare how much more Sophia read, we subtract her brother's portion from hers.

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

Luca filled a bucket with 4/5 of a gallon of water. He used 1/5 to water plants. How much is left?

• Subtraction
• Addition
• Partition into a fraction
• Multiplication

Answer explanation

Since Luca used part of the water, we subtract to find how much is left.

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D

A pizza had 6/10 of its slices eaten. If 3/10 slices remain, how many more were eaten?

• Subtraction
• Addition
• Partition into a fraction
• Multiplication

Answer explanation

We subtract the remaining slices from the total slices eaten to find how many were eaten.

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.3C

CCSS.4.NF.B.3D