Maths- Fraction Practice Sheet 1 Year 4
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Factual Fluency
1. Circle the unit fractions:
1/2 2/3 1/5 3/4 1/8 5/6 1/10
2. What does the denominator of a fraction tell you?
Conceptual understanding
Calculate the following:
1. 1/2 of 12 = ____
2. 1/4 of 20 = ____
3. 1/3 of 9 = ____
4. 1/5 of 25 = ____
5. 1/10 of 30 = ____
6. 1/8 of 16 = ____
Mathematical Reasoning
Explain your reasoning for the following questions.
1. Is 1/2 of 10 the same as 1/5 of 25? Explain why.
2. John says that 1/4 of 16 is bigger than 1/2 of 6. Is he correct? Explain your
answer.
Problem Solving
1. Sarah has 24 sweets. She gives 1/3 of them to her friend. How many sweets did
she give to her friend?
2. A farmer has 35 sheep. 1/5 of them are black. How many black sheep does the
farmer have?
3. Tom has £40. He spends 1/4 of his money on a toy car. How much money did he
spend? How much money does he have left?
4. A baker makes 48 cookies. He sells 1/2 of them in the morning and 1/4 of them
in the afternoon. How many cookies does he have left at the end of the day?
5. 5. A farmer has 36 chickens. 1/4 of the chickens are brown, 1/3 of the chickens
are white, and the rest are black. How many chickens are black?