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