Fractions in Action: Word Problems & Number Lines for 4th Grade

Lily has 3/4 of a pizza left. If she eats 1/4 of it, how much pizza will she have left?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 5/8

• 9/16

A ribbon is 5/6 of a yard long. If Sarah cuts off 1/2 of the ribbon, how much ribbon does she have now?

• 1/3 yard

• 3/4 yard

• 5/12 yard

• 2/3 yard

Tom ran 2/5 of a mile in the morning and 1/5 of a mile in the evening. How far did he run in total?

• 3/5 of a mile

• 4/5 of a mile

• 2/5 of a mile

• 1 mile

On a number line, where would you place the fraction 3/4?

• 3/4 is placed one-quarter of the way between 0 and 1 on the number line.

• 3/4 is located at 1 on the number line.

• 3/4 is placed halfway between 0 and 1 on the number line.

• 3/4 is placed three-quarters of the way between 0 and 1 on the number line.

Emma has 1/2 of a chocolate bar. She gives 1/4 of it to her friend. How much chocolate bar does she have left?

• 3/8

• 1/2

• 1/4

• 5/8

A garden is divided into 8 equal parts. If 3 parts are planted with flowers, what fraction of the garden is planted with flowers?

• 5/8

• 2/8

• 3/8

• 1/4

If a cake is cut into 10 equal slices and 3 slices are eaten, what fraction of the cake is left?

• 5/10

• 7/10

• 3/10

• 1/10

On a number line, where would you place the fraction 1/3?

• At 0.5 on the number line

• Between 1 and 2

• Between 0 and 1, one-third of the way from 0.

• At 1.5 on the number line

A bottle is filled with 2/5 of juice. If 1/5 of the juice is poured out, how much juice is left in the bottle?

• 8/25

• 1/2

• 4/25

• 3/10

If a class has 20 students and 1/4 of them are absent, how many students are present?

• 10

• 5

• 20

• 15