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