4th Grade Fraction Word Problems: Add, Subtract & Multiply
Solve real-world fraction word problems across cooking, hiking, woodworking, music, and gardening: add and subtract fractions with like denominators and multiply fractions by whole numbers. Aligned with Common Core CCSS 4.NF.B.3.d, 4.NF.B.4.c.
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1. [Cooking & Baking] A smoothie recipe uses 1/5 cup of strawberries and 2/5 cup of blueberries. How many cups of berries are used in all?
1/5 + 2/5 = ____/5 cups
2. [Trail Hiking] Pine Ridge Trail is 5/6 mile long. Leo has already hiked 2/6 mile. How much farther does Leo have left to hike?
5/6 − 2/6 = ____/6 mile
3. [Art & Craft] Maya had 1 whole yard (8/8 yard) of satin ribbon. She used 2/8 yard to wrap a gift. What fraction of a yard of ribbon is left?
1 − 2/8 = ____/8 yard
4. [Music Practice] Noah practices guitar for 1/4 hour each day for 3 days. How many total hours does Noah practice over the 3 days?
3 × 1/4 = ____/4 hours
5. [Woodworking] Each birdhouse roof uses 2/5 foot of cedar plank. How many feet of cedar plank are needed to build 3 birdhouse roofs?
3 × 2/5 = ____/5 feet
6. [Community Garden] A garden plot is divided into 8 equal sections. Tomatoes are planted in 2/8 of the plot and peppers in 3/8 of the plot. The rest is planted with herbs. What fraction of the plot is herbs?
8/8 − (2/8 + 3/8) = ____/8
About 4th Grade Fraction Word Problems (CCSS 4.NF.B.3.d & 4.NF.B.4.c)
- When adding or subtracting fractions that refer to the same whole and have the same denominator, add or subtract the numerators and keep the denominator the same.
- 1 whole can be written as d/d (such as 8/8 or 10/10) to subtract a fraction from a whole unit.
- To multiply a whole number by a fraction (n × a/b), multiply the whole number by the numerator: (n × a)/b.
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