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4th Math: Fractions practice questions and exam guide

150 multiple-choice questions, 75 flashcards and 10 scenario simulations, written to the Common Core State Standards blueprint. Every question carries a full rationale.

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About the 4th Math: Fractions exam

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) — Mathematics, Grade 4: Number & Operations — Fractions (4.NF.A.1-2, 4.NF.B.3-4, 4.NF.C.5-7). Public standards from corestandards.org.

CoStudy's 4th Math: Fractions bank holds 235 items. Every multiple-choice question carries a written rationale explaining why the correct answer is correct and why each distractor is tempting but wrong, and the bank includes 10 scenario-based simulations.

Free 4th Math: Fractions practice questions

A sample of 12 multiple-choice questions from the bank, with the full rationale shown.

Ali has 3/5 lb of nuts, buys 1/5 more. Total?

  1. 3/25 lb
  2. 4/10 lb
  3. 4/5 lb
  4. 2/5 lb

Answer: C — 4/5 lb

C) Correct. B/C/D) miscount.

Compare: 5/6 ___ 7/8 (use common denom 24).

  1. <
  2. >
  3. =
  4. Can't tell

Answer: A — <

5/6 = 20/24; 7/8 = 21/24; 20 < 21. (B),(C),(D) wrong.

8/10 − 3/10 = ?

  1. 11/10
  2. 5/0
  3. 5/10
  4. 5/20

Answer: C — 5/10

C) Correct = 1/2. B) impossible. C/D) wrong.

Add: 0.35 + 0.42 = ?

  1. 7.7
  2. 0.07
  3. 0.77
  4. 0.077

Answer: C — 0.77

C) Correct. B/C/D) wrong.

What is 7/8 − 3/8?

  1. 4/8
  2. 4/0
  3. 10/8
  4. 4

Answer: A — 4/8

A) Correct — subtract the numerators and keep the denominator: 7 − 3 = 4, so 4/8. B) 4/0 has a denominator of zero, which doesn't work. C) 10/8 comes from adding instead of subtracting. D) 4 drops the denominator and keeps only the numerator.

Convert 5 2/3 to improper.

  1. 17/3
  2. 15/3
  3. 10/3
  4. 7/3

Answer: A — 17/3

A) Correct — 5×3+2=17. B/C/D) miscount.

Simplify 6/9.

  1. 3/4
  2. 2/3
  3. 1/3
  4. 6/9

Answer: B — 2/3

B) Correct — divide by 3. B/C) different. D) not simplified.

5 × 2/6 = ?

  1. 2/30
  2. 10/30
  3. 7/6
  4. 10/6

Answer: D — 10/6

D) Correct = 1 4/6 = 1 2/3. B) mult denoms. C/A) wrong.

Ana has 0.4 of a bag; Ben has 0.4. Total?

  1. 0.08
  2. 0.16
  3. 0.44
  4. 0.8

Answer: D — 0.8

D) Correct. B/C/A) wrong.

3 1/4 − 1 3/4 = ?

  1. 2 1/4
  2. 2 2/4
  3. 1 1/4
  4. 1 2/4

Answer: D — 1 2/4

D) Correct — 2 5/4 − 1 3/4 = 1 2/4 = 1 1/2. B/C/A) miscount.

7/100 as a decimal is:

  1. 0.7
  2. 0.07
  3. 7.00
  4. 0.007

Answer: B — 0.07

7/100 = 0.07. (A) is 7/10; (C),(D) wrong magnitude.

3 5/6 + 2 4/6 = ?

  1. 6 1/6
  2. 5 9/6
  3. 6 3/6
  4. 5 3/6

Answer: C — 6 3/6

C) Correct — 3+2+9/6 = 5 + 1 3/6 = 6 3/6 = 6 1/2. B) unsimplified. C/D) miscount.

4th Math: Fractions flashcards

6 sample cards from the 75 in the bank.

Compare 5/8 and 7/12. Which is greater?

5/8. Common denominator (24): 15/24 vs. 14/24 → 5/8 is greater.

What is 5 × 2/3?

10/3 (or 3 1/3).

Compare 2/5 and 3/8. Which is greater?

2/5. Common denominator (40): 16/40 vs. 15/40 → 16/40 is greater.

Word: Maria ate 3/8 of a pizza. Tom ate 2/8 more. What fraction did they eat together?

5/8.

Word: A wall is 1/2 painted blue and 1/4 painted yellow. What fraction is painted?

3/4. (Use common denominator: 2/4 + 1/4 = 3/4.)

What is an 'improper fraction'?

A fraction where the numerator is ≥ the denominator. Like 7/4 or 5/3.

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How many 4th Math: Fractions practice questions does CoStudy have?

The 4th Math: Fractions bank holds 235 items: 150 multiple-choice questions, 75 flashcards and 10 scenario-based simulations. 18 of them are on this page to read free, with no signup.

Do the 4th Math: Fractions questions come with explanations?

Yes. Every multiple-choice item carries a written rationale that states the controlling principle behind the correct answer and then addresses each wrong option in turn — why it tempts and precisely where it fails. Knowing why the plausible answer was wrong is worth more than knowing which letter was right.

What is on the 4th Math: Fractions exam?

Common Core State Standards (CCSS) — Mathematics, Grade 4: Number & Operations — Fractions (4.NF.A.1-2, 4.NF.B.3-4, 4.NF.C.5-7). Public standards from corestandards.org.

Are the 4th Math: Fractions practice questions free?

The samples on this page are free to read in full, rationales included, with no account. The complete 235-item bank, the timed mock exams and per-chapter progress tracking are part of CoStudy on the web and in the iOS app.

How current is the 4th Math: Fractions content?

Last reviewed 2026-08-22. Banks are written against the certifying body's published exam outline and re-checked when that outline changes — exams get renumbered, retired and reweighted, and a bank written to a superseded outline teaches the wrong proportions. Figures that are re-indexed annually are deliberately not asserted as rules; the questions test the governing principle instead.

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