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