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