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