Fourth Grade Word Fraction Problems

Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add
• Subtract
• Multiply
• Divide

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

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Beth had 3 and 1/4 cups of milk. She used 1 and 3/4 cups of the milk to bake a cake. How many cups of milk does Beth have left?

• 1 and 6/7
• 5 and 11/16
• 5
• 1 and 1/2

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?
What operation do you do to solve this problem?

• Add
• Subtract
• Multiply
• Divide

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Solve this problem:
A recipe for muffins calls for 3/4 cup of flour. Carlito is making 6 batches of muffins. How much flour does he need?

• 6 and 3/4
• 5 and 1/4
• 4 and 1/2
• 8

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What fraction of the students in the class are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add
• Subtract
• Multiply
• Divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

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Two-thirds of the students in a class are wearing blue jeans. Two-sixths of the students who are wearing blue jeans are also wearing red shirts. What fraction of the students in the class are wearing blue jeans and red shirts?

• 2/9
• 1/3
• 1
• 1/4

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.6

There were 12 children at a party. Of those 12 children 3/4 of them had an apple. How many children had an apple?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add
• Subtract
• Multiply
• Divide

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Solve this problem:
There were 12 children at a party. Of those 12 children 3/4 of them had an apple. How many children had an apple?

• 16
• 11 and 1/4
• 12 and 3/4
• 9

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?
What operation do you use to solve this problem?

• Add
• Subtract
• Multiply
• Divide

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

Solve this problem:
Mr. Richie’s and Mrs. Madison’s 5th grade classes each have the same number of students. During lunch, 5/8 of Mr. Richie’s class and 3/5 of Mrs. Madison’s class purchased a school lunch. How much more of Mr. Richie’s class bought a school lunch?

• 1/40
• 1 and 9/40
• 3/8
• 1 and 11/24

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2