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 3/8 of a meter long. Sam cuts off 1/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
2Lily painted 2/5 of a fence in the morning and 2/5 of it after lunch. How much of the fence has Lily painted?
Answer: ______________ of the fence
3Priya walked 2/4 of a mile to the park and then 1/4 of a mile to school. How far did Priya walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
4Aiden ate 3/6 of a pizza and Sam ate 2/6 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
5Zoe walked 1/5 of a mile to the park and then 1/5 of a mile to school. How far did Zoe walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
6Lily had 5/6 of a liter of juice and drank 1/6 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
7Omar had 7/8 of a liter of juice and drank 5/8 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
8Maya spent 6/8 of an hour on math and 5/8 of an hour reading. How much longer did Maya spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
9Lily walked 5/8 of a mile to the park and then 1/8 of a mile to school. How far did Lily walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
10Lily ate 2/5 of a pizza and Leo ate 1/5 of it. How much of the pizza did they eat together?
Answer: ______________ of the pizza
11Omar had 4/5 of a liter of juice and drank 3/5 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
12Aiden spent 3/4 of an hour on math and 1/4 of an hour reading. How much longer did Aiden spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 1/4 meter
- 2. 4/5 of the fence
- 3. 3/4 mile
- 4. 5/6 of the pizza
- 5. 2/5 mile
- 6. 2/3 liter
- 7. 1/4 liter
- 8. 1/8 hour
- 9. 3/4 mile
- 10. 3/5 of the pizza
- 11. 1/5 liter
- 12. 1/2 hour
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