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