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