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