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