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