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