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