4th Grade: Fraction Review

Adding Fractions

100

4/8 + 5/8 = n

What is 9/8  or  1 1/8.

200

1 1/2 + 3 1/2 = ?

4 2/2 or 5

300

At lunch, Alice ate 3/8 of her sandwich. Later, for snack, she ate another 3/8 of the sandwich. Write an addition sentence to show how much of the sandwich Alice ate.

3/8 + 3/8 = 6/8, simplified to 3/4.

400

John's full backpack weighs 5 1/2 pounds, and Tyrone's full backpack weighs 6 1/2 pounds. What is the total weight of both boys' backpacks?

5 1/2 + 6 1/2 = 11 2/2 which is 12

500

David ran 2 3/4 miles on Saturday and 3 2/4 miles on Sunday. How many miles did he run on the weekend?

2 3/4 + 3 2/4 = 5 5/4, which is 6 1/4

Equivalent Fractions

100

Are these fractions equivalent? 3/4 = 9/10

No, 3/4 is < 9/10

200

Create an equivalent fraction for 5/8

10/16 or 15/24

300

Emma ate  2/4  of a cupcake, and Noah ate 6/12 of a cupcake. Did they eat the same amount? Explain.

Yes because 2/4 and 6/12 are both equivalent to half.

400

Fill in the blank. 3/4 = __/12

What is 9/12.

500

What fraction is equivalent to 1/8?

a. 2/4

b. 4/8

c. 4/16

d. 3/24

What is 3/24

Subtracting Fractions

100

After Ronaldo's Fourth of July party, 4/6 of his cake was left. How much cake will be left after his cousin, Max, eats another 1/6?

4/6 - 1/6 = 3/6 or 1/2

200

4 5/8 - 2 2/8 = n

2 3/8

300

2 1/4 - 3/4 = 

What is 1 2/4 or 1 1/2

400

Molly gave out  2/6  of her valentines before
lunch. How much does she have left to give out this afternoon?

What is 4/6

500

Robyn ran 5 miles last week. She ran 3 1/4 miles this week. How many more miles did she run last week?

What is 1 3/4 

Comparing Fractions

100

Compare 5/8 __ 7/8.

5/8 < 7/8

200

Compare 2/5 __ 4/6 (THINK ABOUT THE DIFFERENT STRATEGIES)

2/5 < 4/6

300

Ava gave 5/10 of her Valentines to friends. Ben gave  3/4. Who gave more? Use a symbol to compare.

Ben, because 3/4 > 5/10.

400

Tim ate 3/4 of a small pizza, and Joe ate 4/8 of a large pizza. Compare who ate more pizza.

These cannot be compared because the wholes are not the same. 

500

Travis ate 3/8 of his chocolate bar, Ansley ate 3/6 of her chocolate bar, and Brinley ate 3/5 of her chocolate bar. Who ate the most of their bar?

Brinley

Decomposing Fractions

100

Convert 3 2/4 into an improper fraction.

4 x 3 = 12 + 2 = 14/4

200

Decompose 10/8? __/__ + __/__

5/8 + 5/8 

8/8 + 2/8

3/8 + 7/8 

4/8 + 6/8

300

Decompose 5/6 into unit fractions. 

1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6 + 1/6

400

Which choice is NOT a correct way to decompose 9/10? 

A. 3/10+3/10+3/10 

B. 5/10+4/10 

C. 2/10+5/10 

D. 4/10+2/10+3/10

What is C. 2/10 + 5/10

500

A class used 4/5 of their red paper for Valentine cards. Decompose 4/5 into two fractions.

1/5 + 3/5

2/5 + 2/5