πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.NF.B.3d
🍕 Fraction stories (+ and −)
Add/subtract fractions with like denominators; mixed numbers
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A ribbon is 3/5 of a meter long. Priya cuts off 1/5 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
2Aiden walked 4/6 of a mile to the park and then 1/6 of a mile to school. How far did Aiden walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
3Aiden painted 1/8 of a fence in the morning and 1/8 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Aiden painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
4Sam ate 2/6 of a pizza and Priya ate 2/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
5A ribbon is 4/5 of a meter long. Maya cuts off 1/5 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
6Sam ate 3/6 of a pizza and Lily ate 2/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
7Leo painted 2/8 of a fence in the morning and 1/8 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Leo painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
8Omar had 5/6 of a liter of juice and drank 4/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
9Zoe spent 4/5 of an hour on math and 3/5 of an hour reading. How much longer did Zoe spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
10Leo had 3/4 of a liter of juice and drank 2/4 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
11Aiden ate 2/6 of a pizza and Omar ate 3/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
12Priya walked 3/8 of a mile to the park and then 1/8 of a mile to school. How far did Priya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 2/5 meter
- 2. 5/6 mile
- 3. 1/4 of the fence
- 4. 2/3 of the pizza
- 5. 3/5 meter
- 6. 5/6 of the pizza
- 7. 3/8 of the fence
- 8. 1/6 liter
- 9. 1/5 hour
- 10. 1/4 liter
- 11. 5/6 of the pizza
- 12. 1/2 mile
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