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