Fractions Of Amounts (Year 4)

Find a fraction of a quantity by dividing and multiplying.

The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 4 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.

Worked examples

RookieRead and interpret directly.

There are 15 books. 1/3 of them are chosen. How many is that?

  • 5
  • 45
  • 15

Answer: 5. 1/3 of 15: divide by 3 then multiply by 1. 15 ÷ 3 = 5, then × 1 = 5.

ProCompare and infer.

There are 12 children. 1/2 of them are chosen. How many is that?

  • 24
  • 12
  • 6

Answer: 6. 1/2 of 12: divide by 2 then multiply by 1. 12 ÷ 2 = 6, then × 1 = 6.

GuruMulti-step reasoning.

A school library has 30 books. 3/5 of them are non-fiction. How many non-fiction books are there?

  • 6
  • 12
  • 21
  • 18

Answer: 18. 30 ÷ 5 = 6. 6 × 3 = 18.

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