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