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