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