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