Name:___________________________

Filling the Jar

A jar can hold 100 marbles. For each of the situations below, find the amount for the
various colors of marbles.
Jar A: The jar contains

3
2
19
blue,
white, and
red marbles. The rest are
10
10
100

yellow.
What fraction represents the number of yellow marbles? _____

Jar B:

7
1
4
green,
purple, and
brown. The rest are white.
10
10
100

What fraction represents the number of white marbles? ______

Jar C:

3
51
gray and
black. The rest are pink or yellow. There are more pink than
10
100

yellow marbles.
What fraction represents the number of pink and yellow marbles? ____ pink, ____
yellow.

Jar D:

2
18
clear and
orange. The rest are red and blue. There are 2 more red
10
100

marbles than blue marbles.

What fraction represents the number of red and blue marbles? ___ red, ____ blue.

NC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

FOURTH GRADE