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