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