Exploring Fractions: Real-Life Number Challenges for 4th Graders

If Sarah has 12 apples and gives away 1/4 of them, how many apples does she give away?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 5

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

• 5 slices

• 3 slices

• 4 slices

• 2 slices

Liam has 20 marbles. He loses 1/5 of them. How many marbles does he have left?

• 16

• 18

• 15

• 10

In a garden, 3/10 of the flowers are red. If there are 50 flowers in total, how many are red?

• 15

• 20

• 10

• 25

A book has 200 pages. If Maria reads 1/4 of the book, how many pages does she read?

• 50

• 25

• 75

• 100

A class has 30 students. If 2/5 of them are girls, how many girls are in the class?

• 15

• 20

• 10

• 12

A chocolate bar is divided into 12 pieces. If Jake eats 1/3 of the bar, how many pieces does he eat?

• 6

• 8

• 2

• 4

There are 60 minutes in an hour. If 1/2 of that time is spent studying, how many minutes are spent studying?

• 60 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 45 minutes

• 15 minutes

A box contains 40 crayons. If 3/8 of them are blue, how many blue crayons are there?

• 10

• 15

• 20

• 25

If a car travels 120 miles and 1/4 of that distance is on a highway, how many miles does it travel on the highway?

• 40 miles

• 50 miles

• 30 miles

• 20 miles