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 4/5 of a meter long. Zoe cuts off 1/5 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
2A ribbon is 3/8 of a meter long. Lily cuts off 2/8 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
3Zoe had 4/5 of a liter of juice and drank 1/5 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
4Leo walked 2/6 of a mile to the park and then 1/6 of a mile to school. How far did Leo walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
5Zoe had 3/4 of a liter of juice and drank 2/4 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
6Lily had 4/5 of a liter of juice and drank 3/5 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
7A ribbon is 5/6 of a meter long. Sam cuts off 4/6 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
8A ribbon is 4/5 of a meter long. Aiden cuts off 2/5 of a meter for a bow. How long is the ribbon now?
Answer: ______________ meter
9Priya had 5/8 of a liter of juice and drank 1/8 of a liter. How much juice is left?
Answer: ______________ liter
10Zoe walked 2/6 of a mile to the park and then 3/6 of a mile to school. How far did Zoe walk in all?
Answer: ______________ mile
11Lily 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
12Maya spent 6/8 of an hour on math and 5/8 of an hour reading. How much longer did Maya spend on math?
Answer: ______________ hour
Answer key: Fraction stories (+ and −)
- 1. 3/5 meter
- 2. 1/8 meter
- 3. 3/5 liter
- 4. 1/2 mile
- 5. 1/4 liter
- 6. 1/5 liter
- 7. 1/6 meter
- 8. 2/5 meter
- 9. 1/2 liter
- 10. 5/6 mile
- 11. 5/6 of the pizza
- 12. 1/8 hour
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