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