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