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