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