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