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