4th grade fraction word problems

A free printable sheet of 8 Grade 4 fraction word problems, with a hint for a grown-up under each one and an answer key worked out by Kizupi’s math engine. Press New sheet for another.

By The Kizupi team · Updated November 4, 2026

Grade 4 fraction word problems

Name: ____________________

Ravi pours 1/8 of a cup of blue paint and 5/8 of a cup of white paint into a jar. How much paint is in the jar?
Hint for a grown-up: Are the pieces the same size? What stays the same when we add them?
Kizupi puts 3/5 of a cup of red paint into each of 4 jars. How much red paint is that in all? Write it as a fraction or a mixed number.
Hint for a grown-up: How many pieces of 1/5 go in one jar? In 4 jars?
The mural has 48 tiles. 5/8 of them are painted blue. How many tiles are blue?
Hint for a grown-up: What is 1/8 of 48 tiles?
Sofia fills a cup 1/9 full of yellow paint. Mia fills a cup of the same size 1/7 full. Whose cup has more paint? Type that fraction.
Hint for a grown-up: What does the bottom number tell us about the size of each piece?
Yuki has 3 1/3 pizzas. Each slice is 1/3 of a pizza. How many slices is that?
Hint for a grown-up: How many slices are in one whole pizza?
Aisha watered 1/5 of the garden in the morning and 7/10 of it in the afternoon. What fraction of the garden was watered in all?
Hint for a grown-up: Are the pieces the same size? Can we add them yet?
Yuki fills a paint jar using a 1/3 cup scoop. The jar ends up with 2/3 of a cup of paint. How many scoops did Yuki pour?
Hint for a grown-up: How many pieces of 1/3 make 2/3?
Ravi uses 3 1/5 cans of blue paint and 2 1/5 cans of white paint for the mural. How many cans of paint is that in all? Write it as a mixed number.
Hint for a grown-up: Can we add the whole cans and the parts of cans separately?

From kizupi.com/tools · Grade 4, sheet 2071

What these fraction problems cover

Each sheet draws 8 problems from 10 Grade 4 fraction word problems in Kizupi’s published lessons, a different skill for each where it can. Only problems that work on paper are used.

Unlike denominators · Mixed numbers · Comparing fractions · Adding and subtracting like fractions · Breaking fractions apart · Adding mixed numbers · Fraction times a whole number · Fraction word problems

Where this fits in 4th grade

The Common Core math standards say Grade 4 time should go to these areas [1]:

Multiplying multi-digit numbers and dividing into multi-digit numbers
Equivalent fractions, adding and subtracting like fractions, and a fraction times a whole number
Sorting shapes by parallel sides, right angles and symmetry

For a sheet that mixes every Grade 4 skill, use the 4th grade math word problems page.

Questions parents ask

What fraction word problems do 4th graders do?

The sheets here draw from 8 Grade 4 skills: Unlike denominators, Mixed numbers, Comparing fractions, Adding and subtracting like fractions, Breaking fractions apart, Adding mixed numbers, Fraction times a whole number, Fraction word problems.

Is the worksheet free?

Yes. No account and no email. Press New sheet for another set of the same topic, and print as many as you like.

Are the answers right?

Every answer is computed with exact arithmetic by the same engine that checks children’s answers in Kizupi, not typed in by hand.

What if fraction word problems are too hard?

Read the problem aloud together and ask what the story is about before any numbers. Use the hint under each problem. If it is still hard, try the mixed Grade 3 sheet first.

Sources

Common Core State Standards Initiative, Grade 4 introduction. Read October 27, 2026.

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