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