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