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