4th Grade Fractions!

Equivalent Fractions and Simplifying

100

Write two fractions that are equivalent to 2/3

4/6, 6/9, 8/12, etc

200

Which of the following is NOT equivalent to 4/12? a. 1/3 b. 2/6 c. 8/22

c. 8/22

300

Four twelfths = One _______

third

400

4/24 simplifies to:

1/6

500

120/200 simplifies to:

3/5

Comparing Fractions

100

Which is larger, 1/2 or 1/3?

1/2

200

Which is larger, 4/5 or 14/15?

14/15

300

Place these fractions in order from least to greatest: 1/2, 1/4, 2/3

1/4, 1/2, 2/3

400

Place these fractions in order from least to greatest: 7/8, 3/5, 1/3, 4/30

4/30, 1/3, 3/5, 7/8

500

Place these fractions in order from least to greatest: 19/20, 8/10, 2/5, 4/6

2/5, 4/6, 8/10, 19/20

Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

100

There were 5 pizzas. Each pizza was cut into 6 slices. You ate 3 slices. Write a mixed number to show how many pizzas were left.

4 and 3/6 (1/2) pizzas

200

You have 42 fifths. How much is this as a mixed number?

8 2/5

300

Turn 3 and 3/4 into an improper fraction.  Simplify if you can.

15/4

400

You have 5 and 3/8 cakes. If each whole cake has been cut into eighths, how many slices do you have?

43/8, which is 43 slices

500

Write 21/6 as a mixed number.

Write 1 and 5/6 as an improper fraction.

3 3/6 or 3 1/2

11/6

Word Problems

100

At a doggie party, two dogs had one cake to share. Fido ate 2/3 of the cake, and Spike ate 2/3 of the cake. True or False?

False. This would mean they ate more than 1 whole cake, which is impossible.

200

I was making a cake for my friend's birthday. So far, I have frosted one third of the cake. The rest will be plain. What fraction of the cake will be plain?

2/3 of the cake

300

Latoya had 10 fruit bars. She ate 2 of them. What fraction is equivalent to the part of the fruit bars she ate? Simplify if you can.

1/5

400

In a fourth grade class, there are 24 kids. 5/6 of the kids went to the library. How many kids went to the library?  This was in your enrichment packet!

20 kids

500

Curtis used grapes, strawberries, and apples in a fruit salad. Use the clues below to find the amount of each fruit used. 

• The amounts were 11/12 cup, 3/5 cup, 2/4 cup. 

• There is less grapes than strawberries. 

• There is less strawberries than apples.

grapes: 2/4 cup; 

strawberries: 3/5 cup; 

apples: 11/12 cup

Miscellaneous

100

What is 1/4 + 1/4?  Simplify if you can.

2/4 or 1/2

200

Write 10/8 as a mixed number.

1 2/8 or 1 1/4

300

Sarah spent 1/6 of her time doing homework, 1/4 of her time eating, and 1/2 her time watching TV.  How much time did she spend doing each activity?

10 minutes doing HW

15 minutes eating

30 minutes watching TV

400

What is 2/7 of 28?  This was in your enrichment packet.

8

500

Zane eats 3/8 of a pizza.  Later he eats 1/2 of the same pizza.  Did he eat more the first or second time. Explain.

The second time around because 1/2 if greater than 3/8.  3/8 is a little less than 1/2 because 4/8 would be half.