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