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