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