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