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