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