Year 4 Maths · Fractions
Year 4 fractions worksheet
A fraction only makes sense when its whole and equal parts are clear. This worksheet revisits those foundations before comparing fractions and finding a fraction of a collection. Learners explain a denominator mistake instead of practising six copies of the same calculation.
Free · No account needed · 6 original questions · 3 A4 pages · worked answers
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What you'll practise
A method to use
- Identify the whole object or collection before using a fraction.
- Use the denominator to make equal parts, then use the numerator to count selected parts.
- When comparing same-denominator fractions of the same whole, compare the number of equal parts selected.
See a worked example
Find three quarters of 16 counters.
- Divide the collection into four equal groups: 16 ÷ 4 = 4.
- Take three groups: 3 × 4 = 12 counters.
A mistake to watch for
The denominator describes all the equal parts in a whole, including unmarked ones. It does not describe only the parts left over.
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1. What fraction of the whole bar is marked?
2. What is one quarter of 20 counters?
3. Which is greater: 3/7 or 5/7 of the same whole? Write the greater fraction.
4. A ribbon is split into 6 equal parts. Two parts are used. What fraction remains?
5. Three quarters of 12 muffins are packed for a picnic. How many muffins are packed?
6. A bar has 5 equal parts and 2 are marked. Jo calls this 2/3 because 3 parts are unmarked. What fraction is marked? Explain.
Answer key and worked solutions
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- 3/8
There are 8 equal parts altogether and 3 are marked, so the marked fraction is 3/8.
- 5 counters
Split the 20 counters into 4 equal groups: 20 ÷ 4 = 5.
- 5/7
The pieces are the same size. Five sevenths contains more of those pieces than three sevenths.
- 4/6
Six parts minus two used parts leaves four sixths. The equivalent answer 2/3 is also correct.
- 9 muffins
One quarter of 12 is 3. Three quarters is 3 × 3 = 9 muffins.
- 2/5
Count all five parts for the denominator, not just the three unmarked parts. Two of the five parts are marked: 2/5.
For parents and teachers
Use folded paper or counters if the symbols feel detached from the quantities. Ask what the whole is in each question. For comparison, keep the wholes the same size. The online companion extends this foundation into Year 5 fraction work; the printable itself focuses on the Year 4 concepts described here.
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