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